CRPC §288 → BNSS §323

Return of commission

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedscope drift(precautionary)
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Old law
CRPC §288
Return of commission

288. Return of commission.—(1) After any commission issued under section 284 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder, to the Court or Magistrate issuing the commission; and the commission, the return thereto and the deposition shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection of the parties, and may, subject to all just exceptions, be read in evidence in the case by either party, and shall form part of the record.

(2) Any deposition so taken, if it satisfies the conditions prescribed by section 33 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), may also be received in evidence at any subsequent stage of the case before another Court.

New law
BNSS §323
After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it.

323.

(1) After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder, to the Court or Magistrate issuing the commission; and the commission, the return thereto and the deposition shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection of the parties, and may, subject to all just exceptions, be read in evidence in the case by either party, and shall form part of the record.

(2) Any deposition so taken, if it satisfies the conditions specified by section 27 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, may also be received in evidence at any subsequent stage of the case before another Court.

What changedAI-inferred

Return of commission.

Old position

CrPC 288 is concerned with Return of commission. Return of commission

New position

BNSS 323 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it.. After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder, to the Court or Magistrate issuing the commission; and the commission, the return

BNSS 323 (After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it.) preserves the framework of CrPC 288. BNSS 323 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 323 text: ...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 323 (After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it.) preserves the framework of CrPC 288. BNSS 323 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 323 text: After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder, to the Court or Magistrate issuing the commission; and the commission, the return thereto and the deposition shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 288 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 323 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 323 (After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §288 → BNSS §323 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/crpc/288.

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