CrPC § 296 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 296 CrPC — Evidence of formal character on affidavit
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 332 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 332 — Evidence of formal character on affidavit
(1) The evidence of any person whose evidence is of a formal character may be given by affidavit and may, subject to all just exceptions, be read in evidence in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita.
(2) The Court may, if it thinks fit, and shall, on the application of the prosecution or the accused, summon and examine any such person as to the facts contained in his affidavit.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 332 in full