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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

CrPC Section 161 in BNSS

§ 161 CrPC§ 180 BNSS

Examination of witnesses by police. Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Examination of witnesses by police) corresponds to Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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Section 45 has AIBE 22 questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free.

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