CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 244 in BNSS

CrPC Section 244 corresponds to BNSS Section 267 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 244
New provision267
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 267 — Evidence for prosecution

Drafting note. No change.

(1) When, in any warrant-case instituted otherwise than on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate, the Magistrate shall proceed to hear the prosecution and take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution. (2) The Magistrate may, on the application of the prosecution, issue a summons to any of its witnesses directing him to attend or to produce any document or other thing.

Read the full text of BNSS Section 267

Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 244 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 244 is BNSS Section 267 — Evidence for prosecution.

Has the provision changed?

No change.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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