BNSS · Section 348 · Chapter XXVI — GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.

What this section does

Any Court may at any stage of an inquiry, trial, or proceeding summon any person as a witness, examine any person present though not summoned, or re-call and re-examine any previously examined person. The Court is obliged to summon, examine, or re-call any such person if their evidence appears essential to the just decision of the case.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Court · Witness · Accused · Prosecution

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.311.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 348, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 348 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.