Section 340 BNSS — Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 102

340. Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Sanhita, may of right be defended by an advocate of his choice.

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