Identification report of Magistrate.
What this section does
An identification report signed by an Executive Magistrate regarding a person or property may be used as evidence in any inquiry, trial, or proceeding without calling the Magistrate as a witness, subject to the proviso that statements within the report governed by specified sections of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 must comply with those provisions. The Court may, and shall on application, summon and examine the Magistrate on the subject-matter of the report.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Executive Magistrate · Court · Prosecution · Accused
Derived from CrPC s.291A.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 327, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 327 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.