Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 270

CrPC 270 in BNSS: Section 305

Section 270 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 305 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 270 deals with prisoner to be brought to Court in custody. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 270 is now BNSS 305.

Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXII
s. 270
Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
Subject to the provisions of section 269, the officer in charge of the prison shall, upon delivery of an order made under sub-section (1) of section 267 and duly countersigned, where necessary, under sub-section (2) thereof, cause the person named in the order to be taken to the Court in which his attendance is required, so as to be present there at the time mentioned in the order, and shall cause him to be kept in custody in or near the Court until he has been examined or until the Court authorises him to be taken back to the prison in which he was confined or detained.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIV
s. 305
Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.
Subject to the provisions of section 304, the officer in charge of the prison shall, upon delivery of an order made under sub-section (1) of section 302 and duly countersigned, where necessary, under sub-section (2) thereof, cause the person named in the order to be taken to the Court in which his attendance is required, so as to be present there at the time mentioned in the order, and shall cause him to be kept in custody in or near the Court until he has been examined or until the Court authorises him to be taken back to the prison in which he was confined or detained.
Text from India Code

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