Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 271 is now BNSS 306.
Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
Carried over
90% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXII
s. 271
Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 284, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison; and the provisions of Part B of Chapter XXIII shall apply in relation to the examination on commission of any such person in the prison as they apply in relation to the examination on commission of any other person. A.—Mode of taking and recording evidence
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIV
s. 306
Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.
The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 319, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison; and the provisions of Part B of Chapter XXV shall apply in relation to the examination on commission of any such person in the prison as they apply in relation to the examination on commission of any other person.
Text from India Code