Which section of BNSS places restrictions on the adjournment of trials, ensuring expeditious resolution of cases?
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Section 346 tackles one of the most critical problems in Indian courts — chronic adjournments leading to decades-long trials. By making adjournments exception rather than routine, requiring recorded reasons, and enabling cost imposition, the BNSS aims to enforce time-bound trials. This is crucial for reducing the massive pendency of over 4 crore criminal cases in Indian courts.
The text reads: Section 346 BNSS: Courts shall not grant adjournments unless necessary, shall record reasons, and may impose costs for frivolous adjournment requests.
BNSS S.346 strengthens CrPC S.309 by adding stricter adjournment limitations and cost provisions that were absent in the old code.
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