BNSS Section 325 - Execution of foreign commissions

Description of BNSS Section 325 - Execution of foreign commissions
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(1) The provisions of section 321 and so much of section 322 and section 323 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 319.
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(2) The Courts, Judges, and Magistrates referred to in sub-section (1) are—
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(a) Any such Court, Judge, or Magistrate exercising jurisdiction within an area in India to which this Sanhita does not extend, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf;
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(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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Section | Offence | Punishment | Cognizance | Bail | Triable |
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325(1) | Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or a vessel of 20 tonnes burden. | Imprisonment for 10 years and fine. | Cognizable | Non bailable | Court of Session. |
325(2) | The mischief described in the last section when committed by fire or any explosive substance. | Imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 years and fine. | Cognizable | Non bailable | Court of Session. |