BNSS · Section 324 · Chapter XXV — EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Adjournment of proceeding.

What this section does

Where a commission is issued under section 319, the inquiry, trial, or other proceeding may be adjourned for a specified time that is reasonably sufficient for the execution and return of the commission.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Court · Magistrate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.279.

Read the official text

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Why this matters

BNSS Section 324 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.