Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India.
What this section does
Upon receipt of a letter of request from a foreign court or authority, the Central Government may forward it to a Chief Judicial Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate to summon persons and record statements or produce documents, or send it to a police officer for investigation as if the offence occurred in India. All evidence collected is forwarded by the Magistrate or police officer to the Central Government for onward transmission to the requesting foreign authority.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Central Government · Chief Judicial Magistrate · Judicial Magistrate · Police officer
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.105C.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 113, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 113 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.