The list of defence witnesses under Section 266(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, as…
Section 266(1) of the Sanhita, as modified, requires the list to be given in writing "at once or within such time as the Court may allow", at the stage when the accused is…
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The list of defence witnesses under Section 266(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, as modified by Section 22 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, must be given:
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Section 266(1) of the Sanhita, as modified, requires the list to be given in writing "at once or within such time as the Court may allow", at the stage when the accused is called on for his defence after the prosecution evidence. No fixed number of days is laid down; the time is left to the Court.