Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
Chapter 24: Attendance of persons confined or detained in prisons
Subject to the provisions of section 304, the officer in charge of the prison shall, upon delivery of an order made under sub-section (1) of section 302 and duly countersigned, where necessary, under sub-section (2) thereof, cause the person named in the order to be taken to the Court in which his attendance is required, so as to be present there at the time mentioned in the order, and shall cause him to be kept in custody in or near the Court until he has been examined or until the Court authorises him to be taken back to the prison in which he was confined or detained.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 301Definitions
- 302Power to require attendance of prisonersCrPC 267
- 303Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302CrPC 268
- 304Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingenciesCrPC 269
- 306Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prisonCrPC 271