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Under which provision of the BNSS can the examination of a witness in the absence of an absconded…

Section 335 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita permits the court, where the accused has absconded and there is no immediate prospect of arresting him, to record the…

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Under which provision of the BNSS can the examination of a witness in the absence of an absconded accused be done?

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Section 335 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita permits the court, where the accused has absconded and there is no immediate prospect of arresting him, to record the evidence of witnesses in his absence to preserve it for the eventual trial.

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