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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 290

Execution of Foreign Commissions

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 290 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Execution of Foreign Commissions. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) The provisions of section 286 and so much of section 287 and section 288 as relate to the execution of a commission and its return shall apply in respect of commissions issued by any of the Courts, Judges or Magistrates hereinafter mentioned as they apply to commissions issued under section 284.

(2) The Courts, Judges and Magistrates referred to in sub-section (1) are

(a) any such Court, Judge or Magistrate exercising jurisdiction within an area in India to which this Code does not extend, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf;

(b) any Court, Judge or Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in any such country or place outside India, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, and having authority under the law in force in that country or place, to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses in relation to criminal matters.

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