Identification report of Magistrate
Section 327 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with identification report of Magistrate. Any document purporting to be a report of identification under the hand of an Executive Magistrate in respect of a person or property may be used as evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, although such Magistrate is not called as a witness: Provided that where such re The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) Any document purporting to be a report of identification under the hand of an Executive Magistrate in respect of a person or property may be used as evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, although such Magistrate is not called as a witness:
Provided that where such report contains a statement of any suspect or witness to which the provisions of section 19, section 26, section 27, section 158 or section 160 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, apply, such statement shall not be used under this sub-section except in accordance with the provisions of those sections.
(2) The Court may, if it thinks fit, and shall, on the application of the prosecution or of the accused, summon and examine such Magistrate as to the subject-matter of the said report.
Section 327, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
This section refers to
- s. 19 Assistant Public Prosecutors
- s. 26 Mode of conferring powers
- s. 27 Powers of officers appointed
- s. 158 Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam s. 160 Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact
Questions about Section 327
What does Section 327 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 327 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Identification report of Magistrate". Any document purporting to be a report of identification under the hand of an Executive Magistrate in respect of a person or property may be used as evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, although such Magistrate is not called as a witness: Provided that where such re
How do I find court cases under Section 327 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 327, section 327 BNSS, section 327 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.
What should I read with Section 327 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 19 (Assistant Public Prosecutors), section 26 (Mode of conferring powers), section 27 (Powers of officers appointed), section 158 (Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert), and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 327 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 327 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 327, 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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