191. No complainant or witness on his way to any Court shall be required to accompany a police officer, or shall be subjected to unnecessary restraint or inconvenience, or required to give any security for his appearance other than his own bond: Provided that if any complainant or witness refuses to attend or to execute a bond as directed in section 190, the officer in charge of the police station may forward him in custody to the Magistrate, who may detain him in custody until he executes such bond, or until the hearing of the case is completed.
BNSS Section 191: Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint
Section 191 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint. It replaces CrPC 171 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 191
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 171: Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint
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