267. (1) When, in any warrant-case instituted otherwise than on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate, the Magistrate shall proceed to hear the prosecution and take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution. (2) The Magistrate may, on the application of the prosecution, issue a summons to any of its witnesses directing him to attend or to produce any document or other thing.
CrPC Section 244 in BNSS: Section 267
Evidence for prosecution
Section 244 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Evidence for prosecution) corresponds to Section 267 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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