CrPC § 278 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 278 CrPC — Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 313 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 313 — Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
(1) As the evidence of each witness taken under section 310 or section 311 is completed, it shall be read over to him in the presence of the accused, if in attendance, or of his advocate, if he appears by an advocate, and shall, if necessary, be corrected.
(2) If the witness denies the correctness of any part of the evidence when the same is read over to him, the Magistrate or presiding Judge may, instead of correcting the evidence, make a memorandum thereon of the objection made to it by the witness and shall add such remarks as he thinks necessary.
(3) If the record of the evidence is in a language different from that in which it has been given and the witness does not understand that language, the record shall be interpreted to him in the language in which it was given, or in a language which he understands.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 313 in full