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The Code of Criminal Procedure Act

Evidence of officers of the Mint

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 2 of 1974 Cited by 2 provisions

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Section 292 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deals with evidence of officers of the Mint. Any document purporting to be a report under the hand of any such [officer of any Mint or of any Note Printing Press or of any Security Printing Press (including the officer of the Controller of Stamps and Stationery) or of any Forensic Department or Division of Forensic Science Laboratory or any Go

(1) Any document purporting to be a report under the hand of any such 2[officer of any Mint or of any Note Printing Press or of any Security Printing Press (including the officer of the Controller of Stamps and Stationery) or of any Forensic Department or Division of Forensic Science Laboratory or any Government Examiner of Questioned Documents or any State Examiner of Questioned Documents, as the case may be,] as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, upon any matter or thing duly submitted to him for examination and report in the course of any proceeding under this Code, may be used as evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, although such officer is not called as a witness.

(2) The Court may, if it thinks fit, summon and examine any such officer as to the subject-matter of his report:

Provided that no such officer shall be summoned to produce any records on which the report is based.

(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of sections 123 and 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), no such officer shall, 2[except with the permission of the General Manager or any officer in charge of any Mint or of any Note Printing Press or of any Security Printing Press or of any Forensic Department or any officer in charge of the Forensic Science Laboratory or of the Government Examiner of Questioned Documents Organisation or of the State Examiner of Questioned Documents Organisation, as the case may be,] be permitted- (a) to give any evidence derived from any unpublished official records on which the report is based; or (b) to disclose the nature or particulars of any test applied by him in the course of the examination of the matter or thing.

Section 292, The Code of Criminal Procedure Act (Act 2 of 1974).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Indian Evidence Act s. 123 Evidence as to affairs of State
  2. Indian Evidence Act s. 124 Official communications

Referred to by 2

  1. s. 95 Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for the same
  2. s. 455 Destruction of libellous and other matter

Questions about Section 292

What does Section 292 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deal with?

Section 292 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act is headed "Evidence of officers of the Mint". Any document purporting to be a report under the hand of any such [officer of any Mint or of any Note Printing Press or of any Security Printing Press (including the officer of the Controller of Stamps and Stationery) or of any Forensic Department or Division of Forensic Science Laboratory or any Go

How do I find court cases under Section 292 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 292, section 292 Code Criminal Procedure Act, section 292 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 292 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Indian Evidence Act 123 (Evidence as to affairs of State), Indian Evidence Act 124 (Official communications), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer 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.

Other sections of this Act

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