Section 357 BNSS : Trial When Accused Doesn’t Understand Proceedings .
Section 357 BNSS : Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 covers trial procedure when the accused is unable to understand the court process, even if mentally sound, with mandatory High Court review after conviction.
Section 356 BNSS : Legal inquiry, trial or judgment in absence of proclaimed offender .
Section 356 BNSS : Court to proceed with a criminal trial if the accused is declared a proclaimed offender and remains absconding despite repeated efforts to arrest.
Section 355 BNSS : Provision for conducting inquiry or trial without the accused in specific situations.
Section 355 BNSS : Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita allows a court to hold trial in the absence of the accused under certain justified conditions, especially when the accused is represented by an advocate or present via video conferencing. .
Section 354 BNSS : No influence to be used to induce disclosure.
Section 354 BNSS : Police or court authorities are barred from using any promise, threat, or force to make the accused disclose or hide facts. This law promotes fair trial and protects human rights of the accused.
Section 353 BNSS : An accused individual may serve as a competent witness .
Section 353 BNSS : Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, allows an accused person to voluntarily become a witness in their own trial. It ensures no negative presumption is made if the accused remains silent.
Section 352 BNSS : Oral and memorandum of arguments in Criminal Trials .
Section 352 BNSS : Gives both parties in a criminal trial the right to make oral arguments and submit written memoranda for clear and fair proceedings.
Section 351 BNSS : Court’s Power to Examine the Accused .
Section 351 BNSS : Empowers the court to ask questions to the accused at any trial stage without oath, respecting the right against self-incrimination while allowing a fair and just hearing.