Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 312

CrPC 312 in BNSS: Section 350

Section 312 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 350 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 312 deals with expenses of complainants and witnesses. 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 312 is now BNSS 350.

Expenses of complainants and witnesses

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIV
s. 312
Expenses of complainants and witnesses
Subject to any rules made by the State Government, any Criminal Court may, if it thinks fit, order payment, on the part of the Government, of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding before such Court under this Code.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXVI
s. 350
Expenses of complainants and witnesses.
Subject to any rules made by the State Government, any Criminal Court may, if it thinks fit, order payment, on the part of the Government, of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding before such Court under this Sanhita.
Text from India Code
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