Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
Section 271 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison. The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 284, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison; 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 Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried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.
The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 284, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison; and the provisions of Part B of Chapter XXIII shall apply in relation to the examination on commission of any such person in the prison as they apply in relation to the examination on commission of any other person.
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EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS.
CHAPTER XXIII
EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
A.-Mode of taking an recording evidence
Section 271, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 306 Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison Text carried over almost unchanged 95%
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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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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Questions about Section 271
What does Section 271 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?
Section 271 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison". The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 284, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison;
How do I find court cases under Section 271 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 271, section 271 CRPC, section 271 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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 271 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 284 (When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commissionissued), 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 306 (Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 271 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?
Section 271 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 271, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.
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