CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
271. Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
306. Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
271. 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; 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.
CHAPTER XXIII
EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
A.—Mode of taking and recording evidence
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
306. 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 319, 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 XXV 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.
CHAPTER XXV
EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
A.—Mode of taking and recording evidence
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023