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A person accused of an offence before a criminal court can be called upon to give evidence on oath:

Section 315 makes the accused a competent defence witness, but permits calling the accused on oath only on the accused's own written request. A prosecutor, complainant or…

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A person accused of an offence before a criminal court can be called upon to give evidence on oath:

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Section 315 makes the accused a competent defence witness, but permits calling the accused on oath only on the accused's own written request. A prosecutor, complainant or court cannot compel that testimony. The ordinary examination of the accused under section 313 is not sworn witness testimony.

Current law: BNSS section 353 retains the accused's own-written-request safeguard, subject to saved CrPC proceedings.

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