BNSS · Section 398 · Chapter XXIX — THE JUDGMENT
Witness protection scheme.
What this section does
Every State Government is required to prepare and notify a Witness Protection Scheme for the State to ensure the protection of witnesses.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- State Government · Witnesses
- Time limit
- None specified
Old-law correspondence
Derived from CrPC s.357D.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 398 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.