Return of commission
Section 323 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with return of commission. After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder, to the Court or Magistrate issuing the commission; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder, to the Court or Magistrate issuing the commission; and the commission, the return thereto and the deposition shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection of the parties, and may, subject to all just exceptions, be read in evidence in the case by either party, and shall form part of the record.
(2) Any deposition so taken, if it satisfies the conditions specified by section 27 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, may also be received in evidence at any subsequent stage of the case before another Court.
Section 323, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 288 Return of commission Text carried over almost unchanged 96%
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Questions about Section 323
What does Section 323 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 323 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Return of commission". After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder, to the Court or Magistrate issuing the commission;
How do I find court cases under Section 323 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 323, section 323 BNSS, section 323 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 323 in ipc and bns 323 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 323 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 319 (When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 27 (Relevancy of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, truth of facts therein stated), 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 288 (Return of commission), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 323 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 323 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 323, 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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