Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 91 in BNSS
Summons to produce document or other thing. Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Summons to produce document or other thing) corresponds to Section 94 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.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
A summons to produce a document or other thing is issued under:
Answer & explanation
Section 94 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 91 CrPC. The court or officer in charge may require production of any document or thing necessary for investigation, inquiry or trial.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Form of warrant of arrest and duration | 72 |
| 82 | Proclamation for person absconding | 84 |
| 83 | Attachment of property of person absconding | 85 |
| 92 | Procedure as to letters and telegrams | 95 |
| 93 | When search warrant may be issued | 96 |
| 94 | Search of place suspected to contain stolen property | 97 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII 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, no account needed.
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