Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 244

CrPC 244 in BNSS: Section 267

Section 244 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 267 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 244 deals with evidence for prosecution. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 244 is now BNSS 267.

Evidence for prosecution

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIX
s. 244
Evidence for prosecution
(1) When, in any warrant-case instituted otherwise than on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate, the Magistrate shall proceed to hear the prosecution and take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution.
(2) The Magistrate may, on the application of the prosecution, issue a summons to any of its witnesses directing him to attend or to produce any document or other thing.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XX
s. 267
Evidence for prosecution.
(1) When, in any warrant-case instituted otherwise than on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate, the Magistrate shall proceed to hear the prosecution and take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution.
(2) The Magistrate may, on the application of the prosecution, issue a summons to any of its witnesses directing him to attend or to produce any document or other thing.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 267 · Evidence for prosecution.
CrPC 243 · Evidence for defenceCrPC 245 · When accused shall be discharged

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