Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
Section 333 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn. Affidavits to be used before any Court under this Sanhita may be sworn or affirmed before--- (a) any Judge or Judicial or Executive Magistrate; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) Affidavits to be used before any Court under this Sanhita may be sworn or affirmed before---
(a) any Judge or Judicial or Executive Magistrate; or
(b) any Commissioner of Oaths appointed by a High Court or Court of Session; or
(c) any notary appointed under the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952).
(2) Affidavits shall be confined to, and shall state separately, such facts as the deponent is able to prove from his own knowledge and such facts as he has reasonable ground to believe to be true, and in the latter case, the deponent shall clearly state the grounds of such belief.
(3) The Court may order any scandalous and irrelevant matter in the affidavit to be struck out or amended.
Section 333, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 297 Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn Text carried over almost unchanged 100%
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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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 333
What does Section 333 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 333 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn". Affidavits to be used before any Court under this Sanhita may be sworn or affirmed before--- (a) any Judge or Judicial or Executive Magistrate;
How do I find court cases under Section 333 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 333, section 333 BNSS, section 333 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 333 section and bns 333 in ipc. 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 333 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
It carries forward CrPC 297 (Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 333 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 333 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 333, 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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