CrPC § 301 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 301 CrPC — Appearance by Public Prosecutors
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 338 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 338 — Appearance by Public Prosecutors
(1) The Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of a case may appear and plead without any written authority before any Court in which that case is under inquiry, trial or appeal.
(2) If in any such case any private person instructs his advocate to prosecute any person in any Court, the Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of the case shall conduct the prosecution, and the advocate so instructed shall act therein under the directions of the Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor, and may, with the permission of the Court, submit written arguments after the evidence is closed in the case.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 338 in full