Section 176(3) BNSS
Definition
Provision making FSL team presence at the scene mandatory for offences punishable with 7+ years' imprisonment.
Related terms
- BNSS 2023
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the statute that replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure. It introduced a mandatory forensic-scene-visit requirement for offences...
- Charge Sheet (Section 193)
- The police report at the close of investigation, filed within 60 or 90 days of arrest depending on the punishment band. Forensic...
- E-FIR
- An FIR registered electronically by a complainant; now expressly recognised under Section 173 BNSS, with a 3-day window to record the complainant's...
- Section 105 BNSS
- Provision making audio-video recording of search and seizure operations mandatory, with the recording forming part of the case file.
- Zero FIR
- FIR registered at any police station regardless of territorial jurisdiction, then transferred to the station with jurisdiction. BNSS 173(1) proviso codifies the...
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- BNSS 2023: Investigation, FIR, Search and SeizureProvision making FSL team presence at the scene mandatory for offences punishable with 7+ years' imprisonment.