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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 315 CrPC - Accused person to be Competent witness

Section 315 CrPC is now Section 353 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
315 - Accused person to be Competent witness
New provision
Section 353 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 353 BNSS Renumbered, no change No change.

Section 315 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with accused person to be Competent witness. Under the new law this is Section 353 of the BNSS.

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