Police Stations Or Places Under Police Dept Control Can't Be Designated As Places To E-Record Witness Evidence Under BNSS : MHA To States/UTs

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the State Governments stating that police stations or places under the control of the police department cannot be designated as places for the examination of witnesses via audio-video electronic means under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.According to Sections 265, 266, and. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to the State Governments stating that police stations or places under the control of the police department cannot be designated as places for the examination of witnesses via audio-video electronic means under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The Home Secretary wrote to the Chief Secretaries of all the States/Union Territories and clarified that these designated locations cannot include police stations or any places under the control of the police department. "It is clarified that for the purposes of the above sections, police stations or places under the control of the Police Department may not be designated as places for the examination of witnesses through audio-video electronic means," the letter dated July 15 stated.