CrPC § 208 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 208 CrPC — Supply of copies of statements and document to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 231 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 231 — Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
Where, in a case instituted otherwise than on a police report, it appears to the Magistrate issuing process under section 227 that the offence is triable exclusively by the Court of Session, the Magistrate shall forthwith furnish to the accused, free of cost, a copy of each of the following:—
(i) the statements recorded under section 223 or section 225, of all persons examined by the Magistrate;
(ii) the statements and confessions, if any, recorded under section 180 or section 183;
(iii) any documents produced before the Magistrate on which the prosecution proposes to rely:
Provided that if the Magistrate is satisfied that any such document is voluminous, he shall, instead of furnishing the accused with a copy thereof, direct that he will only be allowed to inspect it either personally or through an advocate in Court:
Provided further that supply of documents in electronic form shall be considered as duly furnished.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 231 in full