CrPC § 403 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 403 CrPC — Option of Court to hear parties
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 444 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 444 — Option of Court to hear parties
Save as otherwise expressly provided by this Sanhita, no party has any right to be heard either personally or by an advocate before any Court exercising its powers of revision; but the Court may, if it thinks fit, when exercising such powers, hear any party either personally or by an advocate.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 444 in full