BNSS · Section 321 · Chapter XXV — EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Execution of commissions.

What this section does

Upon receiving a commission, the Chief Judicial Magistrate (or a Magistrate appointed by him) shall either summon the witness before him or proceed to the witness's location, and shall record the evidence in the same manner as in warrant-case trials, exercising the same powers for that purpose.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Chief Judicial Magistrate · Magistrate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.276.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 321, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 321 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.