Date for prosecution evidence
Section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with date for prosecution evidence. If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 229, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the producti The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1974. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 229, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document or other thing.
Section 230, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 253 Date for prosecution evidence 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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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.
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Ritu Kumari vs State of Rajasthan through P.p.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The trial court must exercise its discretion regarding the admissibility of documents in accordance with the applicable law. If a document is submitted by a party and the law permits its admission, the trial court should take it on record; if the law does not permit admission, the document should be rejected. The trial court's discretion is not absolute but must be guided by the legal framework governing evidence admissibility.
On this section: The petitioner filed an application under Section 230 CrPC for taking certain documents on record. The court's direction pertains to the proper application of this section by the trial court.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 230
What have the courts held on Section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?
Ritu Kumari vs State of Rajasthan through P.p. (19 Jul 2012) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: The petitioner filed an application under Section 230 CrPC for taking certain documents on record. The court's direction pertains to the proper application of this section by the trial court.
How do I find court cases under Section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?
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: CRPC 230, section 230 CRPC, section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. People searching for it also type crpc 230 in bnss and crpc 230 330. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Ritu Kumari vs State of Rajasthan through P.p. (19 Jul 2012).
What should I read with Section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 229 (Conviction on plea of guilty), so none of them can safely be read on its own. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 253 (Date for prosecution evidence), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?
Section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 230, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.
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