Home Ministry Clarifies Witness Examination Venue Under New Criminal Laws

By Legal Wires 2 Minutes Read

The Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified in a notification that for the purpose of Sections 265, 266 and 308 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the police stations or the place under the control of the Department of Police may not be designated as a place for examination of witnesses through audio-video electronic means.

This direction came a month after all police stations were instructed to designate a specific location within their premises for the examination of witnesses via audio-video electronic means, as stipulated by Sections 265, 266, and 308 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.

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