CrPC Section 307 — Power to direct tender of pardon

Official Text

At any time after commitment of a case but before judgment is passed, the Court to which the commitment is made may, with a view to obtaining at the trial the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, any such offence, tender a pardon on the same condition to such person.

Referred to by

• CrPC §308 — Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
• CrPC §316 — No influence to be used to induce disclosure
• CrPC §401 — High Court's powers of revision

Related Judgments

• A. SRINIVASULU vs THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE — Supreme Court of India (2023)
• A. DEIVENDRAN vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Supreme Court of India (1997)
• NARAYAN CHETANRAM CHAUDHARY AND ANR. vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2000)
• MRINAL DAS & ORS. vs THE STATE OF TRIPURA — Supreme Court of India (2011)
• BANGARU LAXMAN vs STATE (THROUGH CBI) & ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2011)
• JASBIR SINGH vs VIPIN KUMAR JAGGI AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (2001)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §344 — Power to direct tender of pardon