BNSS · Section 301 · Chapter XXIV — ATTENDANCE OF PERSONS CONFINED OR DETAINED IN PRISONS

Definitions.

What this section does

This section provides definitions for the Chapter dealing with attendance of prisoners. 'Detained' includes detention under any preventive detention law. 'Prison' includes subsidiary jails declared by the State Government and reformatories, Borstal institutions, or similar institutions.

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Procedure at a glance

Key actors: State Government
Time limit: None

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.264.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 301, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 301 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.