Section 49 – Search of arrested person.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 49 – Search of arrested person.– (1) Whenever,— (i) a person is arrested by a police officer under a warrant which does not provide for…
Section 48 – Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 48 – Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or…
Section 47 – Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 47 – Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to…
Section 46 – No unnecessary restraint.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 46 – No unnecessary restraint.– The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape.
Section 45 – Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 45 – Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.– A police officer may, for the purpose of arresting without warrant any person whom he…
Section 44 – Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 44 – Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested.– (1) If any person acting under a…
Section 43 – Arrest how made.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 43 – Arrest how made.– (1) In making an arrest the police officer or other person making the same shall actually touch or confine the body…
Section 42 – Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 42 – Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest.– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 35 and sections 39 to…
Section 41 – Arrest by Magistrate.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 41 – Arrest by Magistrate.– (1) When any offence is committed in the presence of a Magistrate, whether Executive or Judicial, within his local jurisdiction, he…
Section 40 – Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 40 – Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest.– (1) Any private person may arrest or cause to…
Section 39 – Arrest on refusal to give name and residence.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 39 – Arrest on refusal to give name and residence.– (1) When any person who, in the presence of a police…
Section 38 – Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 38 – Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation.– When…
Section 37 – Designated police officer.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 37 – Designated police officer.– The State Government shall— (a) establish a police control room in every district and at State level; (b) designate a police…
Section 36 – Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 36 – Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.–Every police officer while making an arrest shall— (a) bear…
Section 35 – When police may arrest without warrant.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 35 – When police may arrest without warrant.–(1) Any police officer may without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest…
Section 34 – Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain report.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 34 – Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to…
Section 33 – Public to give information of certain offences.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 33 – Public to give information of certain offences.– (1) Every person, aware of the commission of, or of the intention of…
Section 32 – Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 32 – Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.– When a warrant is directed to a person other…
Section 31 – Public when to assist Magistrates and police.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 31 – Public when to assist Magistrates and police.– Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding…
Section 30 – Powers of superior officers of police.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 30 – Powers of superior officers of police.– Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may…
Section 29 – Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in- office.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 29 – Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in- office.– (1) Subject to the other provisions of…
Section 28 – Withdrawal of powers.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 28 – Withdrawal of powers.– (1) The High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, may withdraw all or any of the powers…
Section 27 – Powers of officers appointed.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 27 – Powers of officers appointed.– Whenever any person holding an office in the service of Government who has been invested by the High Court…
Section 26 – Mode of conferring powers.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 26 – Mode of conferring powers.– (1) In conferring powers under this Sanhita, the High Court or the State Government, as the case may be,…
Section 25 – Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial.– The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) Section 25 – Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial.– (1) When a person is…
