Vidhara

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

§305Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody

Subject to the provisions of section 304, the officer in charge of the prison shall, upon delivery of an order made under sub-section (1) of section 302 and duly countersigned, where necessary, under sub-section (2) thereof, cause the person named in the order to be taken to the Court in which his attendance is required, so as to be present there at the time mentioned in the order, and shall cause him to be kept in custody in or near the Court until he has been examined or until the Court authorises him to be taken back to the prison in which he was confined or detained.

Old law ⇄ new law

Share:WhatsAppTelegram

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.

How we verify this text →

Spotted a mistake in this text or its mapping? Report an issue with BNSS §305

Was this page useful for your prep?

Feedback