Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 398: Witness protection scheme
BNSS Section 398 has no direct counterpart in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- BNSS 398CrPC: —New provision
Witness protection scheme.
“Every State Government shall prepare and notify a Witness Protection Scheme for the State with a view to ensure protection of the witnesses”.
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 396: Victim compensation scheme. Compensation to be in addition to fine under section 65, section 70 and sub-section (1) of section 124 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [under section 326A or section 376D of Indian Penal Code] · CrPC 357A, 357B
- BNSS 151: Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150 · CrPC 132
- BNSS 42: Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest · CrPC 45
- BNSS 389: Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons · CrPC 350
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