Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 303 in BNSS
Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended. Section 303 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended) corresponds to Section 340 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence | 337 |
| 301 | Appearance by Public Prosecutors | 338 |
| 302 | Permission to conduct prosecution | 339 |
| 304 | Legal aid to accused at State expense | 341 |
| 306 | Tender of pardon to accomplice | 343 |
| 311 | Power to summon material witness or examine person present | 348 |
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