Section 307 CrPC: Power to direct tender of pardon

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section 307 CrPC at a Glance

Section 307 CrPC deals with power to direct tender of pardon. From 1 July 2024 it is replaced by Section 344 BNSS.

Now BNSS

Section 344 →

What Section 307 CrPC Says

307. Power to direct tender of pardon

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.

Source: Section 307, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section 307 CrPC in Simple Words

Section 307 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 provides that, at any time after commitment of a case but before judgment is passed, the Court to which the commitment is made may tender a pardon on the same condition to a person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, any such offence.

The pardon is tendered with a view to obtaining the evidence of that person at the trial.

When Section 307 CrPC Applies

  • The Court to which the commitment of the case is made may tender the pardon.
  • The pardon is tendered 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.
  • The pardon is tendered on the same condition to such person.

Time Limits Under Section 307 CrPC

  • Section 307 CrPC allows the pardon to be tendered at any time after commitment of a case but before judgment is passed.Act text: “At any time after commitment of a case but before judgment is passed”

Example of Section 307 CrPC

A case is committed to a Court. Before judgment is passed, that Court takes the view that Arjun is supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, the offence. With a view to obtaining the evidence of Arjun at the trial, the Court to which the commitment is made may tender a pardon on the same condition to Arjun.

When Section 307 CrPC Does Not Apply

  • Section 307 CrPC speaks of a pardon tendered by the Court to which a case is committed. It does not deal with the tender of pardon to an accomplice, the subject of Section 306 CrPC.
  • Section 307 CrPC speaks of the tender of a pardon. It does not deal with the trial of a person not complying with conditions of pardon, the subject of Section 308 CrPC.

Section 307 CrPC Under BNSS 344: What Changed

Section 307 CrPC is now covered under Section 344 BNSS.

Section 344 BNSS has the same heading as Section 307 CrPC, Power to direct tender of pardon, and the same text.

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FAQs on Section 307 CrPC

When may a pardon be tendered under Section 307 CrPC?▼

At any time after commitment of a case but before judgment is passed.

Which Court may tender the pardon under Section 307 CrPC?▼

The Court to which the commitment is made.

To whom may a pardon be tendered under Section 307 CrPC?▼

To any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, any such offence, with a view to obtaining the evidence of that person at the trial. The pardon is tendered on the same condition.

Where is Section 307 CrPC found in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?▼

Section 307 CrPC has no sub-sections, and maps as a whole to Section 344 BNSS.

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Sources: Bare Act Text, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Last updated: 22 Oct 2026 ·