BNSS Section 306 - Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison

Description of BNSS Section 306 - Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison

The provisions of this Chapter shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court to issue, under section 319, a commission for the examination, as a witness, of any person confined or detained in a prison; and
the provisions of Part B of Chapter XXVI shall apply in relation to the examination on commission of any such person in the prison as they apply in relation to the examination on commission of any other person.

Section	Offence	Punishment	Cognizance	Bail	Triable
306(2)	Extortion	Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
306(3)	Putting or attempting to put in fear of injury, in order to commit extortion.	Imprisonment for 2 years, or fine, or both.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
306(4)	Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion.	Imprisonment for 7 years and fine.	Non-cognizable	Bailable	Any Magistrate.
306(5)	Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Non-cognizable	Non-Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
306(6)	Putting a person in fear of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years in order to commit extortion.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine.	Non-cognizable	Non-Bailable	Magistrate of the first class.
306(7)	Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years. If the offence threatened be an unnatural offence. If the offence be an unnatural offence.	Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. Imprisonment for life Imprisonment for life	Non-cognizable Non-cognizable Non-cognizable	Bailable Bailable Bailable	Magistrate of the first class. Magistrate of the first class. Magistrate of the first class.