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The court can record demeanour of a witness under which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…

Section 315 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 280 CrPC) directs the presiding Judge or Magistrate who records a witness’s evidence to record…

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The court can record demeanour of a witness under which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

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Section 315 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 280 CrPC) directs the presiding Judge or Magistrate who records a witness’s evidence to record any remarks considered material about the witness’s demeanour during examination. Section 314 concerns interpretation of evidence to the accused, Section 313 concerns the procedure when the evidence record is completed and Section 316 concerns the record of examination of the accused.

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