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A person can be summoned as a witness under section 179 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023…

Section 179(1) of the BNSS (formerly CrPC section 160) provides that "any police officer making an investigation" may, by order in writing, require the attendance of any…

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A person can be summoned as a witness under section 179 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by

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Section 179(1) of the BNSS (formerly CrPC section 160) provides that "any police officer making an investigation" may, by order in writing, require the attendance of any person who appears acquainted with the facts. The power belongs to the officer investigating the case, whatever his post, not to every police officer or only to the Station House Officer.

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