BNSS Section 240: Recall of witnesses when charge altered
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 18: THE CHARGE (A.—Form of charges, B.—Joinder of charges)
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240. Whenever a charge is altered or added to by the Court after the commencement of the trial, the prosecutor and the accused shall be allowed—
(a) to recall or re-summon, and examine with reference to such alteration or addition, any witness who may have been examined, unless the Court, for reasons to be recorded in writing, considers that the prosecutor or the accused, as the case may be, desires to recall or re-examine such witness for the purpose of vexation or delay or for defeating the ends of justice;
(b) also to call any further witness whom the Court may think to be material.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 234. Contents of charge
- 235. Particulars as to time, place and person
- 236. When manner of committing offence must be stated
- 237. Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
- 238. Effect of errors
- 239. Court may alter charge
- 241. Separate charges for distinct offences
- 242. Offences of same kind within year may be charged together
- 243. Trial for more than one offence
- 244. Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
- 245. When offence proved included in offence charged
- 246. What persons may be charged jointly
- 247. Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges