Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn.
What this section does
Affidavits used before any Court under the Sanhita may be sworn or affirmed before a Judge, Judicial or Executive Magistrate, a Commissioner of Oaths appointed by a High Court or Court of Session, or a notary under the Notaries Act 1952. Affidavits must separately state facts within the deponent's own knowledge and facts believed on reasonable grounds, with grounds of belief clearly stated. The Court may strike out or amend scandalous or irrelevant matter.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Judge · Judicial Magistrate · Executive Magistrate · Commissioner of Oaths · Notary · Deponent · Court
Derived from CrPC s.297.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 333, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 333 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.