CRPC §285 → BNSS §320
Commission to whom to be issued
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285. Commission to whom to be issued.—(1) If the witness is within the territories to which this Code extends, the commission shall be directed to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or the Chief Judicial Magistrate, as the case may be, within whose local jurisdiction the witness is to be found.
(2) If the witness is in India, but in a State or an area to which this Code does not extend, the commission shall be directed to such Court or officer as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
(3) If the witness is in a country or place outside India and arrangements have been made by the Central Government with the Government of such country or place for taking the evidence of witnesses in relation to criminal matters, the commission shall be issued in such form, directed to such Court or officer, and sent to such authority for transmission as the Central Government may, by notification, prescribed in this behalf.
320.
(1) If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends, the commission shall be directed to the Chief Judicial Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the witness is to be found.
(2) If the witness is in India, but in a State or an area to which this Sanhita does not extend, the commission shall be directed to such Court or officer as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
(3) If the witness is in a country or place outside India and arrangements have been made by the Central Government with the Government of such country or place for taking the evidence of witnesses in relation to criminal matters, the commission shall be issued in such form, directed to such Court or officer, and sent to such authority for transmission as the Central Government may, by notification, prescribe in this behalf.
What changedAI-inferred
Commission to whom to be issued.
Old position
CrPC 285 is concerned with Commission to whom to be issued. Commission to whom to be issued
New position
BNSS 320 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends,.. If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends, the commission shall be directed to the Chief Judicial Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the witness is to be found
BNSS 320 (If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends,.) preserves the framework of CrPC 285. BNSS 320 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 320 text: If...
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BNSS 320 (If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends,.) preserves the framework of CrPC 285. BNSS 320 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 320 text: If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends, the commission shall be directed to the Chief Judicial Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the witness is to be found.(2) If the witness is in India, but in a State or an area to which this Sanhita does not extend, the commission shall be...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 285 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 320 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 320 (If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends,.). 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 §285 → BNSS §320 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/285.
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