CrPC § 276 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 276 CrPC — Record in trial before Court of Session
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 311 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 311 — Record in trial before Court of Session
(1) In all trials before a Court of Session, the evidence of each witness shall, as his examination proceeds, be taken down in writing either by the presiding Judge himself or by his dictation in open Court, or under his direction and superintendence, by an officer of the Court appointed by him in this behalf.
(2) Such evidence shall ordinarily be taken down in the form of a narrative, but the presiding Judge may, in his discretion, take down, or cause to be taken down, any part of such evidence in the form of question and answer.
(3) The evidence so taken down shall be signed by the presiding Judge and shall form part of the record.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 311 in full