CRPC §326 → BNSS §365
Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
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326. Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another.—(1) Whenever any 1[Judge or Magistrate], after having heard and recorded the whole or any part of the evidence in any enquiry or a trial, ceases to exercise jurisdiction therein and is succeeded by another 1[Judge or Magistrate] who has and who exercises such jurisdiction, the 1[Judge or Magistrate] so succeeding may act on the evidence so recorded by his predecessor, or partly recorded by his predecessor and partly recorded by himself: Provided that if the succeeding 1[Judge or Magistrate] is of opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded is necessary in the interests of Justice, he may re-summon any such witness, and after such further examination, cross-examination and re-examination, if any, as he may permit, the witness shall be discharged.
(2) When a case is transferred under the provisions of this Code 2[from one judge to another Judge or from one Magistrate to another Magistrate], the former shall be deemed to cease to exercise jurisdiction therein, and to be succeeded by the latter, within the meaning of sub-section (1).
(3) Nothing in this section applies to summary trials or to cases in which proceedings have been stayed under section 322 or in which proceedings have been submitted to a superior Magistrate under section 325.
365.
(1) Whenever any Judge or Magistrate, after having heard and recorded the whole or any part of the evidence in any inquiry or a trial, ceases to exercise jurisdiction therein and is succeeded by another Judge or Magistrate who has and who exercises such jurisdiction, the Judge or Magistrate so succeeding may act on the evidence so recorded by his predecessor, or partly recorded by his predecessor and partly recorded by himself: Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of. Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed. Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property. Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe. Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another. Provided that if the succeeding Judge or Magistrate is of the opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded is necessary in the interests of justice, he may re-summon any such witness, and after such further examination, cross-examination and re-examination, if any, as he may permit, the witness shall be discharged.
(2) When a case is transferred under the provisions of this Sanhita from one Judge to another Judge or from one Magistrate to another Magistrate, the former shall be deemed to cease to exercise jurisdiction therein, and to be succeeded by the latter, within the meaning of sub-section (1).
(3) Nothing in this section applies to summary trials or to cases in which proceedings have been stayed under section 361 or in which proceedings have been submitted to a superior Magistrate under section 364.
What changedAI-inferred
Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another.
Old position
CrPC 326 is concerned with Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another. Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
New position
BNSS 365 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: commitment on evidence partly recorded by one. Whenever any Judge or Magistrate, after having heard and recorded the whole or any part of the evidence in any inquiry or a trial, ceases to exercise jurisdiction therein and is succeeded by another Judge or Magistrate who has and who
BNSS 365 (commitment on evidence partly recorded by one) preserves the framework of CrPC 326. BNSS 365 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 365 text: Whenever any Judge or...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 365 (commitment on evidence partly recorded by one) preserves the framework of CrPC 326. BNSS 365 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 365 text: Whenever any Judge or Magistrate, after having heard and recorded the whole or any part of the evidence in any inquiry or a trial, ceases to exercise jurisdiction therein and is succeeded by another Judge or Magistrate who has and who exercises such jurisdiction, the Judge or Magistrate so succeeding may act on the...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 326 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 365 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 365 (commitment on evidence partly recorded by one). 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 §326 → BNSS §365 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/326.
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