Return of commission
Section 288 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deals with return of commission. After any commission issued under section 284 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;
(1) After any commission issued under section 284 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 prescribed by section 33 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), may also be received in evidence at any subsequent stage of the case before another Court.
Section 288, The Code of Criminal Procedure Act (Act 2 of 1974).
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Questions about Section 288
What does Section 288 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deal with?
Section 288 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act is headed "Return of commission". After any commission issued under section 284 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 288 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act?
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: Code Criminal Procedure Act 288, section 288 Code Criminal Procedure Act, section 288 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act. 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 288 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 284 (When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued), Indian Evidence Act 33 (Relevancy of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, the 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.
When was the Code of Criminal Procedure Act enacted?
Code of Criminal Procedure Act was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.
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