The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
§270 — Evidence for defence
The accused shall then be called upon to enter upon his defence and produce his evidence; and the provisions of section 266 shall apply to the case.
Old law ⇄ new law
Renumberedold law ⇄ new law
CRPC §247 → BNSS §270 per the official NCRB Sankalan table.
Source & version
Official text: Gazette of India via MHA (official) ↗
Official Gazette text: The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), English PDF as hosted by Ministry of Home Affairs (mha.gov.in, file 250884_2_english_01042024.pdf). Extracted via pdftotext 26.07 -bbox and @nexlex/ingest gazette-bbox parser on 2026-07-14. Automated parse; structural validation + spot verification; full clause-level proofread pending.
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