BNSS Section 316: Record of examination of accused

CrPC Section 281 is covered by BNSS Section 316.

1. BNSS 316CrPC: 281Changed

   Record of examination of accused.

   "a Metropolitan Magistrate" is replaced by "any Magistrate, or by a Court of Session," and sub-sections related to a metropolitan Magistrate are excluded. A new proviso is added to 316 (4) "where the accused is in custody and is examined through electronic communication, his signature shall be taken within seventy-two hours of such examination.”

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.