Bare ActsThe Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Draft stage of translated version)

Section 342

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(1) In this section, "corporation" means an incorporated company or other body corporate, and includes a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. (2) Where a corporation is the accused person or one of the accused persons in an inquiry or trial, it may appoint a representative for the purpose of the inquiry or trial and such appointment need not be under the seal of the corporation. (3) Where a representative of a corporation appears, any requirement of this Sanhita that anything shall be done in the presence of the accused or shall be read or stated or explained to the accused, shall be construed as a requirement that that thing shall be done in the presence of the representative or read or stated or explained to the representative, and any requirement that the accused shall be examined shall be construed as a requirement that the representative shall be examined. (4) Where a representative of a corporation does not appear, any such requirement as is referred to in sub-section (3) shall not apply. Permission to conduct prosecution. Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended. Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases. Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused. 21 of 1860. 102 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 102 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯕꯅꯣꯃꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯍꯛ ꯫ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯒꯤꯆꯥꯗꯤꯡꯗ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯃꯇꯦꯡꯄꯤ꯫ ꯀꯣꯔꯄꯣꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯔꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇꯔꯇꯧꯔꯕ ꯁꯣꯁꯥꯏꯇꯤꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟ꯫ (꯲) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯂꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯎꯀꯤꯜꯑꯗꯨꯗꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯅꯕꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛꯄꯤꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ꯠꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯎꯀꯤꯜꯑꯗꯨꯅꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ꯠꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯒꯤꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯃꯈꯥꯗꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯂꯧꯕꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯗꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯑꯗꯨꯂꯣꯏꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯑꯏꯕꯋꯥꯀꯠꯄꯁꯤꯡꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫

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