BNSS § 322 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 322 BNSS — Parties may examine witnesses
Replaces CrPC 287 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
(1) The parties to any proceeding under this Sanhita in which a commission is issued may respectively forward any interrogatories in writing which the Court or Magistrate directing the commission may think relevant to the issue, and it shall be lawful for the Magistrate, Court or officer to whom the commission, is directed, or to whom the duty of executing it is delegated, to examine the witness upon such interrogatories.
(2) Any such party may appear before such Magistrate, Court or Officer by an advocate, or if not in custody, in person, and may examine, cross-examine and re-examine the said witness.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.