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Which section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 provides, for the first time in Indian criminal law, a statutory basis for conducting a full trial in absentia?

  1. Section 84
  2. Section 299
  3. Section 317
  4. Section 356

Answer: Section 356

Section 356 of the BNSS, 2023 provides a statutory basis for full-fledged trials in absentia for proclaimed offenders in offences punishable with 10+ years, life imprisonment, or death — a gap that did not exist under the earlier CrPC framework.
Topic Polity & Judiciary — Criminal Procedure Reform
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims & Mains (GS2), SSC CGL, Judiciary exams

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