Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India. Upon receipt of a letter of request from a Court or an authority in a country or place outside India competent to issue such letter in that country or place for the examination of any person or production of any document or thing in relation to an offence under investigation in that country or place The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) Upon receipt of a letter of request from a Court or an authority in a country or place outside India competent to issue such letter in that country or place for the examination of any person or production of any document or thing in relation to an offence under investigation in that country or place, the Central Government may, if it thinks fit---
(i) forward the same to the Chief Judicial Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate as he may appoint in this behalf, who shall thereupon summon the person before him and record his statement or cause the document or thing to be produced; or
(ii) send the letter to any police officer for investigation, who shall thereupon investigate into the offence in the same manner,
as if the offence had been committed within India.
(2) All the evidence taken or collected under sub-section (1), or authenticated copies thereof or the thing so collected, shall be forwarded by the Magistrate or police officer, as the case may be, to the Central Government for transmission to the Court or the authority issuing the letter of request, in such manner as the Central Government may deem fit.
Section 113, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 166B Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court oran authority for investigation in India Text carried over almost unchanged 95%
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Questions about Section 113
What does Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India". Upon receipt of a letter of request from a Court or an authority in a country or place outside India competent to issue such letter in that country or place for the examination of any person or production of any document or thing in relation to an offence under investigation in that country or place
How do I find court cases under Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 113, section 113 BNSS, section 113 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 113 3 in hindi and bns 113 2 in hindi. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward CrPC 166B (Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court oran authority for investigation in India), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 113 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 113, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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- 187. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours1122 words
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- 243. Trial for more than one offence930 words
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- 480. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence823 words
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