CrPC § 271 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 271 CrPC — Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 306 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 306 — Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 319, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison; and the provisions of Part B of Chapter XXV shall apply in relation to the examination on commission of any such person in the prison as they apply in relation to the examination on commission of any other person.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 306 in full