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Section 353 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 relates to the accused person as competent…

The statement "An accused can be compelled to adduce evidence by the court of law without any application in writing by him" is not correct, because under Section 353(1)(a)…

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Section 353 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 relates to the accused person as competent witness. With regard to this, which one among the following statements is not correct?

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The statement "An accused can be compelled to adduce evidence by the court of law without any application in writing by him" is not correct, because under Section 353(1)(a) BNSS (formerly section 315(1)(a) CrPC) an accused is a competent witness for the defence only on his own request in writing and can never be compelled; the other statements reflect Section 353(1) and its clause (b).

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