Central · Act 46 of 2023

Section 340 — Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

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Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Sanhita, may of right be defended by an advocate of his choice.

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