BNSS Section 349: Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting
CrPC Section 311A is covered by BNSS Section 349.
- BNSS 349CrPC: 311AChanged
Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting.
The words "or finger impressions" and “or voice sample" are added. One new proviso added which provides that the Magistrate may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, order any person to give such a specimen or sample without him being arrested.
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.
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