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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXVII: Irregular Proceedings

Section 509 BNSS: Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316

Corresponding CrPC
Section 463 CrPC

Bare Act text

(1) If any Court before which a confession or other statement of an accused person recorded, or purporting to be recorded under section 183 or section 316, is tendered, or has been received, in evidence finds that any of the provisions of either of such sections have not been complied with by the Magistrate recording the statement, it may, notwithstanding anything contained in section 94 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, take evidence in regard to such non-compliance, and may, if satisfied that such non-compliance has not injured the accused in his defence on the merits and that he duly made the statement recorded, admit such statement.

(2) The provisions of this section apply to Courts of appeal, reference and revision.

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

If a Court before which a confession or statement recorded under section 183 or 316 is tendered or received finds that the Magistrate recording it did not comply with the section, it may nonetheless take the evidence if it is satisfied that the error did not injure the accused as to his defence on the merits. The section sets out the conditions.

Chapter XXXVII: Irregular Proceedings

  1. 506 Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
  2. 507 Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
  3. 508 Proceedings in wrong place
  4. 509 Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316
  5. 510 Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
  6. 511 Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
  7. 512 Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful