339. (1) Any Magistrate inquiring into or trying a case may permit the prosecution to be conducted by any person other than a police officer below the rank of inspector; but no person, other than the Advocate-General or Government Advocate or a Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor, shall be entitled to do so without such permission: Provided that no police officer shall be permitted to conduct the prosecution if he has taken part in the investigation into the offence with respect to which the accused is being prosecuted. (2) Any person conducting the prosecution may do so personally or by an advocate.
CrPC Section 302 in BNSS: Section 339
Permission to conduct prosecution
Section 302 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Permission to conduct prosecution) corresponds to Section 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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