BNSS Section 230: Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents
CrPC Section 207 is covered by BNSS Section 230.
- BNSS 230CrPC: 207Changed
Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents.
This section states that the documents are to be supplied free of cost to the accused without any delay, and in no case beyond 14 days from the date of production or appearance of the accused, and should also be provided to the victim if represented by an advocate. The last proviso states that the supply of documents in electronic form shall be considered as duly furnished.
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 215: Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence · CrPC 195
- BNSS 330: No formal proof of certain documents · CrPC 294
- BNSS 109: Power to impound document, etc , produced · CrPC 104
- BNSS 97: Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc · CrPC 94
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