Record in High Court
Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with record in High Court. Every High Court may, by general rule, prescribe the manner in which the evidence of witnesses and the examination of the accused shall be taken down in cases coming before it, and such evidence and examination shall be taken down in accordance with such rule. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
Every High Court may, by general rule, prescribe the manner in which the evidence of witnesses and the examination of the accused shall be taken down in cases coming before it, and such evidence and examination shall be taken down in accordance with such rule.
Section 318, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 283 Record in High Court Text carried over almost unchanged 96%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Questions about Section 318
What does Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Record in High Court". Every High Court may, by general rule, prescribe the manner in which the evidence of witnesses and the examination of the accused shall be taken down in cases coming before it, and such evidence and examination shall be taken down in accordance with such rule.
How do I find court cases under Section 318 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 318, section 318 BNSS, section 318 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bnss 318(4) and bnss 318(2). 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 318 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
It carries forward CrPC 283 (Record in High Court), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 318, 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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