240. Whenever a charge is altered or added to by the Court after the commencement of the trial, the prosecutor and the accused shall be allowed— (a) to recall or re-summon, and examine with reference to such alteration or addition, any witness who may have been examined, unless the Court, for reasons to be recorded in writing, considers that the prosecutor or the accused, as the case may be, desires to recall or re-examine such witness for the purpose of vexation or delay or for defeating the ends of justice; (b) also to call any further witness whom the Court may think to be material.
BNSS Section 240: Recall of witnesses when charge altered
Section 240 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with recall of witnesses when charge altered. It replaces CrPC 217 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 240
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 217: Recall of witnesses when charge altered
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