CrPC Section 270 — Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody

Summary

Subject to section 269, when the prison officer in charge receives an order made under section 267(1) and countersigned under section 267(2) where necessary, the officer must arrange for the person named in the order to be taken to the Court where their attendance is required, at the time stated in the order. The officer must keep the person in custody in or near the Court until the person has been examined or the Court authorises their return to the prison where they were confined or detained.

Official Text

Subject to the provisions of section 269, the officer in charge of the prison shall, upon delivery of an order made under sub-section (1) of section 267 and duly countersigned, where necessary, under sub-section (2) thereof, cause the person named in the order to be taken to the Court in which his attendance is required, so as to be present there at the time mentioned in the order, and shall cause him to be kept in custody in or near the Court until he has been examined or until the Court authorises him to be taken back to the prison in which he was confined or detained.

Sections referred to

• CrPC §267 — Power to require attendance of prisoners
• CrPC §269 — Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §305 — Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody