Bombay High Court Examines First Informant's Right to Orally Oppose Discharge Application Under Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Statutory Scheme Limits Victim's Advocate to Assisting Prosecution Under Section 24(8) CrPC and Section 18(8) BNSS, and Private Pleader Cannot Address Oral Arguments Under Section 301 CrPC/Section 338 BNSS....
The petition arose from a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order of the Magistrate dated 22 January 2025 granting audience to the first informant to orally oppose a d...




