CrPC § 285 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 285 CrPC — Commission to whom to be issued
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 320 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 320 — Commission to whom to be issued
(1) If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends, the commission shall be directed to the Chief Judicial Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the witness is to be found.
(2) If the witness is in India, but in a State or an area to which this Sanhita does not extend, the commission shall be directed to such Court or officer as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
(3) If the witness is in a country or place outside India and arrangements have been made by the Central Government with the Government of such country or place for taking the evidence of witnesses in relation to criminal matters, the commission shall be issued in such form, directed to such Court or officer, and sent to such authority for transmission as the Central Government may, by notification, prescribe in this behalf.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 320 in full