338. (1) The Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of a case may appear and plead without any written authority before any Court in which that case is under inquiry, trial or appeal. (2) If in any such case any private person instructs his advocate to prosecute any person in any Court, the Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of the case shall conduct the prosecution, and the advocate so instructed shall act therein under the directions of the Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor, and may, with the permission of the Court, submit written arguments after the evidence is closed in the case.
CrPC Section 301 in BNSS: Section 338
Appearance by Public Prosecutors
Section 301 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Appearance by Public Prosecutors) corresponds to Section 338 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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