BNSS Section 349: Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 26: General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials
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¶349. If a Magistrate of the first class is satisfied that, for the purposes of any investigation or proceeding under this Sanhita, it is expedient to direct any person, including an accused person, to give specimen signatures or finger impressions or handwriting or voice sample, he may make an order to that effect and in that case the person to whom the order relates shall be produced or shall attend at the time and place specified in such order and shall give his specimen signatures or finger impressions or handwriting or voice sample: Provided that no order shall be made under this section unless the person has at some time been arrested in connection with such investigation or proceeding:
¶Provided further that the Magistrate may, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, order any person to give such specimen or sample without him being arrested.
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Replaces CrPC 311A. 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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- 347. Local inspection
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- 351. Power to examine accused
- 352. Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
- 353. Accused person to be competent witness
- 354. No influence to be used to induce disclosure
- 355. Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases
- 356. Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender
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- 359. Compounding of offences
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- 364. Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
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