BNSS §350
complainants and witnesses.
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312. Expenses of complainants and witnesses.—Subject to any rules made by the State Government, any Criminal Court may, if it thinks fit, order payment, on the part of the Government, of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding before such Court under this Code.
350. Subject to any rules made by the State Government, any Criminal Court may, if it thinks fit, order payment, on the part of the Government, of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding before such Court under this Sanhita. Local inspection. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present. Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc. Expenses of complainants and witnesses.
What changedAI-inferred
Expenses of complainants and witnesses.
Old position
CrPC 312 is concerned with Expenses of complainants and witnesses. Expenses of complainants and witnesses
New position
BNSS 350 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: complainants and witnesses.. Subject to any rules made by the State Government, any Criminal Court may, if it thinks fit, order payment, on the part of the Government, of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry,
BNSS 350 (complainants and witnesses.) preserves the framework of CrPC 312. BNSS 350 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 350 text: Subject to any rules made by the State Government,...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 350 (complainants and witnesses.) preserves the framework of CrPC 312. BNSS 350 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 350 text: Subject to any rules made by the State Government, any Criminal Court may, if it thinks fit, order payment, on the part of the Government, of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding before such Court under this Sanhita. Local...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 312 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 350 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNSS 350 (complainants and witnesses.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §312 → BNSS §350 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/350.
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