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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XIX: Trial Before A Court Of Session

Section 257 BNSS: Arguments

Corresponding CrPC
Section 234 CrPC
Note
New: allows the prosecution to make submissions on a point of law raised by the accused.

Bare Act text

When the examination of the witnesses (if any) for the defence is complete, the prosecutor shall sum up his case and the accused or his advocate shall be entitled to reply:

Provided that where any point of law is raised by the accused or his advocate, the prosecution may, with the permission of the Judge, make his submissions with regard to such point of law.

Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Provides that once defence evidence is complete, the prosecutor sums up the case and the accused or his advocate may reply. If the accused or his advocate raises a point of law, the prosecution may, with the Judge's permission, make submissions on it.

Chapter XIX: Trial Before A Court Of Session

  1. 248 Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
  2. 249 Opening case for prosecution
  3. 250 Discharge
  4. 251 Framing of charge
  5. 252 Conviction on plea of guilty
  6. 253 Date for prosecution evidence
  7. 254 Evidence for prosecution
  8. 255 Acquittal
  9. 256 Entering upon defence
  10. 257 Arguments
  11. 258 Judgment of acquittal or conviction
  12. 259 Previous conviction
  13. 260 Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222