Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 313
Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
(1) As the evidence of each witness taken under section 310 or section 311 is completed, it shall be read over to him in the presence of the accused, if in attendance, or of his advocate, if he appears by an advocate, and shall, if necessary, be corrected.
(2) If the witness denies the correctness of any part of the evidence when the same is read over to him, the Magistrate or presiding Judge may, instead of correcting the evidence, make a memorandum thereon of the objection made to it by the witness and shall add such remarks as he thinks necessary.
(3) If the record of the evidence is in a language different from that in which it has been given and the witness does not understand that language, the record shall be interpreted to him in the language in which it was given, or in a language which he understands.
Why this exists
This 'read-back' safeguard, carried over from Section 278 of the old CrPC, protects against errors, mishearings, or misquotes creeping into the trial record by giving the witness a real chance to review and flag mistakes before their testimony is locked in as evidence.