Direction to Re-Record Victim’s Statement Under Section 183 BNSS Permissible Only in Exceptional Circumstances: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently delivered an important judgment clarifying the scope of Section 183 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 regarding re-recording of a victim’s statement before a Magistrate. The Division Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Gupta and Justice Achal Sachdev dismissed a writ petition filed by gang-rape victim Kirti Verma seeking fresh recording of her statement under Section 183 BNSS, which corresponds to old Section 164 CrPC. Petition Filed by…
