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Section 299 BNSS — Statements of accused not to be used

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 93

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299. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the statements or facts stated by an accused in an application for plea bargaining filed under section 290 shall not be used for any other purpose except for the purpose of this Chapter.

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