CrPC § 297 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 297 CrPC — Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 333 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 333 — Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
(1) Affidavits to be used before any Court under this Sanhita may be sworn or affirmed before—
(a) any Judge or Judicial or Executive Magistrate; or
(b) any Commissioner of Oaths appointed by a High Court or Court of Session; or
(c) any notary appointed under the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952).
(2) Affidavits shall be confined to, and shall state separately, such facts as the deponent is able to prove from his own knowledge and such facts as he has reasonable ground to believe to be true, and in the latter case, the deponent shall clearly state the grounds of such belief.
(3) The Court may order any scandalous and irrelevant matter in the affidavit to be struck out or amended.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 333 in full