BNSS · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 305 — Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.
Replaces CrPC Section 270.
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.
Nearby sections
- 302 Power to require attendance of prisoners.
- 303 Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302.
- 304 Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies.
- 306 Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.
- 307 Language of Courts.
- 308 Evidence to be taken in presence of accused.
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