BNSS Section 305: Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 24: Attendance of Persons Confined or Detained in Prisons
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¶305. 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.
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Replaces CrPC 270. CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)
Official reference: Ministry of Home Affairs: Gazette text, 25 December 2023 — source link checked: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2024-07-01.Mobile-app reference import; the recorded snapshot date is not a fresh legal-currency guarantee. The linked government text is an independent authoritative reference, not certification that this website reproduces the same edition. The source link was checked, not every provision or subsequent amendment. Check commencement notifications, savings and jurisdiction-specific variations separately.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 301. Definitions
- 302. Power to require attendance of prisoners
- 303. Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302
- 304. Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
- 306. Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison