What is CrPC Section 311 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 311 (311. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.) now corresponds to BNSS Section 348 — 348. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.. The text is substantially unchanged.

The text is substantially unchanged

CrPC Section 311 is now BNSS Section 348

311. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.

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Old law

CrPC §311

311. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.

311. Any Court may, at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, summon any person as a witness, or examine any person in attendance, though not summoned as a witness, or recall and re-examine any person already examined; and the Court shall summon and examine or recall and re-examine any such person if his evidence appears to it to be essential to the just decision of the case.

348. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.

348. Any Court may, at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, summon any person as a witness, or examine any person in attendance, though not summoned as a witness, or re-call and re-examine any person already examined; and the Court shall summon and examine or re-call and re-examine any such person if his evidence appears to it to be essential to the just decision of the case.