Which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 provides an accused the right to be…
Section 340 BNSS (formerly section 303 CrPC) entitles a person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under the Sanhita,…
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Which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 provides an accused the right to be defended by an advocate of choice?
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Section 340 BNSS (formerly section 303 CrPC) entitles a person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under the Sanhita, to be defended by an advocate of his choice. Section 341 separately addresses State-funded defence in its specified circumstances, section 339 deals with permission to conduct a prosecution and section 343 with tender of pardon.
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