BNSS Section 313 - Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed

Description of BNSS Section 313 - Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
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(1) As the evidence of each witness taken under section 310 or section 311 is completed, it shall be read over to him in the presence of the accused, if in attendance, or of his pleader, if he appears by pleader, and shall, if necessary, be corrected.
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(2) If the witness denies the correctness of any part of the evidence when the same is read over to him, the Magistrate or presiding Judge may, instead of correcting the evidence, make a memorandum thereon of the objection made to it by the witness and shall add such remarks as he thinks necessary.
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(3) If the record of the evidence is in a language different from that in which it has been given and the witness does not understand that language, the record shall be interpreted to him in the language in which it was given, or in a language which he understands.
Offence | Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death. |
Punishment | Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine, and if the offender at the time of such person's decease was employed by him as a clerk or servant, the imprisonment may extend to seven years. |
Cognizance | Non-cognizable |
Bail | Bailable |
Triable | Magistrate of the first class. |