Section 306 Earlier CrPC 271
Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
Chapter 24: Attendance of persons confined or detained in prisons
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.
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
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- 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
- 305Prisoner to be brought to Court in custodyCrPC 270