Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India. When any offence alleged to have been committed in a territory outside India is being inquired into or tried under the provisions of section 208, the Central Government may, if it thinks fit, direct that copies of depositions made or exhibits produced, either in physical form or in electronic form, The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
When any offence alleged to have been committed in a territory outside India is being inquired into or tried under the provisions of section 208, the Central Government may, if it thinks fit, direct that copies of depositions made or exhibits produced, either in physical form or in electronic form, before a judicial officer, in or for that territory or before a diplomatic or consular representative of India in or for that territory shall be received as evidence by the Court holding such inquiry or trial in any case in which such Court might issue a commission for taking evidence as to the matters to which such depositions or exhibits relate.
Section 209, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 189 Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India Text carried over almost unchanged 95%
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Questions about Section 209
What does Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India". When any offence alleged to have been committed in a territory outside India is being inquired into or tried under the provisions of section 208, the Central Government may, if it thinks fit, direct that copies of depositions made or exhibits produced, either in physical form or in electronic form,
How do I find court cases under Section 209 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 209, section 209 BNSS, section 209 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 209 section and 209 bnss in crpc. 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 209 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 208 (Offence committed outside India), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward CrPC 189 (Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 209, 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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