Date for prosecution evidence
Section 253 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with date for prosecution evidence. If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 252, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, 97 and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the produ The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 252, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, 97 and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document or other thing.
Section 253, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 230 Date for prosecution evidence Text carried over almost unchanged 100%
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Ritu Kumari vs State of Rajasthan through P.p.
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 230, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The trial court must exercise its discretion regarding the admissibility of documents in accordance with the applicable law. If a document is submitted by a party and the law permits its admission, the trial court should take it on record; if the law does not permit admission, the document should be rejected. The trial court's discretion is not absolute but must be guided by the legal framework governing evidence admissibility.
On this section: The petitioner filed an application under Section 230 CrPC for taking certain documents on record. The court's direction pertains to the proper application of this section by the trial court.
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Questions about Section 253
What have the courts held on Section 253 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
Ritu Kumari vs State of Rajasthan through P.p. (19 Jul 2012) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under CRPC 230, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: The petitioner filed an application under Section 230 CrPC for taking certain documents on record. The court's direction pertains to the proper application of this section by the trial court.
How do I find court cases under Section 253 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 253, section 253 BNSS, section 253 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Ritu Kumari vs State of Rajasthan through P.p. (19 Jul 2012).
What should I read with Section 253 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 252 (Conviction on plea of guilty), so none of them can safely be read on its own. It carries forward CrPC 230 (Date for prosecution evidence), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 253 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 253 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 253, 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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