CrPC § 303 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 303 CrPC — Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 340 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 340 — Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Sanhita, may of right be defended by an advocate of his choice.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 340 in full