Section 340 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Act: Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.
Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023
Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Sanhita, may of right be defended by an advocate of his choice.