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BNSS · Section 307 · Chapter XXV — EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Language of Courts.

What this section does

The State Government has the power to determine the language to be used by each court within the State (other than the High Court) for the purposes of this Sanhita.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors
State Government
Time limit
None
Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.272.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 307, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 307 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.