The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 317. Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully.
When the services of an interpreter are required by any Criminal Court for the interpretation of any evidence or statement, he shall be bound to state the true interpretation of such evidence or statement.
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Replaces
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 282. Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
When the services of an interpreter are required by any Criminal Court for the interpretation of any evidence or statement, he shall be bound to state the true interpretation of such evidence or statement.
Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)
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