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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 317 CrPC - Provision for inquiries and Trial being held in the Absence of accused in certain Cases

Section 317 CrPC is now Section 355 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
317 - Provision for inquiries and Trial being held in the Absence of accused in certain Cases
New provision
Section 355 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 355 BNSS Modified "pleader" is replaced by "advocate" . A n ew explanation is added – “ For the purpose of this section, personal attendance of the accused includes attendance through audio - video electronic means ” .

Section 317 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with provision for inquiries and Trial being held in the Absence of accused in certain Cases. Under the new law this is Section 355 of the BNSS.

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