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.
CHAPTER XXVI GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
Section 340: Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding CrPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table