Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 179: Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
CrPC Section 160 is covered by BNSS Section 179.
- BNSS 179CrPC: 160Changed
Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses.
In the first proviso, "sixty-five years" is replaced by "sixty years" and the words "or a person with acute illness" are added. One new proviso is added. Thus, the scope of the provision is expanded.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNSS sections
- BNSS 302: Power to require attendance of prisoners · CrPC 267
- BNSS 186: When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant · CrPC 166
- BNSS 481: Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court · CrPC 437A
- BNSS 134: Power to dispense with personal attendance · CrPC 115
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