Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 307

CrPC 307 in BNSS: Section 344

Section 307 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 344 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 307 deals with power to direct tender of pardon. 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 307 is now BNSS 344.

Power to direct tender of pardon

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIV
s. 307
Power to direct tender of pardon
At any time after commitment of a case but before judgment is passed, the Court to which the commitment is made may, with a view to obtaining at the trial the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, any such offence, tender a pardon on the same condition to such person.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXVI
s. 344
Power to direct tender of pardon.
At any time after commitment of a case but before judgment is passed, the Court to which the commitment is made may, with a view to obtaining at the trial the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, any such offence, tender a pardon on the same condition to such person.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 344 · Power to direct tender of pardon.
CrPC 306 · Tender of pardon to accompliceCrPC 308 · Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon

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