Witness protection scheme
Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with witness protection scheme. Every State Government shall prepare and notify a Witness Protection Scheme for the State with a view to ensure protection of the witnesses. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
Every State Government shall prepare and notify a Witness Protection Scheme for the State with a view to ensure protection of the witnesses.
Section 398, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Questions about Section 398
What does Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Witness protection scheme". Every State Government shall prepare and notify a Witness Protection Scheme for the State with a view to ensure protection of the witnesses.
How do I find court cases under Section 398 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 398, section 398 BNSS, section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 398 4. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 398 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 398, 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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