BNSS § 444 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 444 BNSS — Option of Court to hear parties

Replaces CrPC 403 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

Save as otherwise expressly provided by this Sanhita, no party has any right to be heard either personally or by an advocate before any Court exercising its powers of revision; but the Court may, if it thinks fit, when exercising such powers, hear any party either personally or by an advocate.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.

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