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BNSS, 2023
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BNSSChapter XXVISection 350
Section350

Expenses of Complainants and witnesses

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Subject to rules made by the State Government, a Criminal Court may order the Government to pay the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness who attends for an inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita. The court makes such an order only if it thinks fit. The payment is borne by the Government.

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Priya has to travel overnight to another town to attend as a witness in a trial under this Sanhita and pays for travel and lodging. If the court thinks it appropriate and State rules permit, it may order the Government to reimburse her reasonable expenses. The money would be paid from Government funds.

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Subject to any rules made by the State Government, any Criminal Court may, if it thinks fit, order payment, on the part of the Government, of the reasonable expenses of any complainant or witness attending for the purposes of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding before such Court under this Sanhita.

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XXVI

Chapter XXVI

General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials

In this chapter

  • 337Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
  • 338Appearance by Public Prosecutors
  • 339Permission to conduct prosecution
  • 340Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
  • 341Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
  • 342Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
  • 343Tender of pardon to accomplice
  • 344Power to direct tender of pardon
  • 345Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
  • 346Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
  • 347Local inspection
  • 348Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
  • 349Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc
  • 350Expenses of Complainants and witnesses
  • 351Power to Examine accused
  • 352Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
  • 353Accused person to be competent witness
  • 354No influence to be used to induce disclosure
  • 355Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases
  • 356Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender
  • 357Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
  • 358Power to Proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
  • 359Compounding of offences
  • 360Withdrawal from prosecution
  • 361Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of
  • 362Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
  • 363Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property
  • 364Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
  • 365Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
  • 366Court to be open
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