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Sec 159 of BNSS - Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc

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A comprehensive breakdown of Section 159 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, explaining the magistrate's authority to furnish written instructions in criminal proceedings.

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