Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 459
Direction of warrant for execution
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BNSS Section 459 deals with direction of warrant for execution and replaces CrPC 419.
Bare act text — BNSS 459
459. Direction of warrant for execution.
Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 459 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 459 (Direction of warrant for execution) replaces Section 419 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 419 is now BNSS 459.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 454 — Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
- BNSS 455 — Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
- BNSS 456 — Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
- BNSS 457 — Power to appoint place of imprisonment
- BNSS 458 — Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- BNSS 460 — Warrant with whom to be lodged
- BNSS 461 — Warrant for levy of fine
- BNSS 462 — Effect of such warrant
- BNSS 463 — Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend
- BNSS 464 — Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment