Section 271. Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison

The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 284, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison; and the provisions of Part B of Chapter XXIII shall apply in relation to the examination on commission of any such person in the prison as they apply in relation to the examination on commission of any other person. CHAPTER XXIII EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS A.—Mode of taking and recording evidence

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Replaced by

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 306. Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.

The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 319, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison; and the provisions of Part B of Chapter XXV shall apply in relation to the examination on commission of any such person in the prison as they apply in relation to the examination on commission of any other person.

Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)

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