BNSS · Section 344 · Chapter XXVI — GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Power to direct tender of pardon.

What this section does

After a case has been committed to a court but before judgment is passed, the court to which commitment is made may tender a pardon to any person believed to be directly or indirectly concerned in the offence, on the same conditions as under section 343, with a view to obtaining that person's evidence at trial.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Court · Accused/Accomplice · Public Prosecutor

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.307.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 344, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 344 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.