Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 48
Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend
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BNSS Section 48 deals with obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend and replaces CrPC 50A.
Bare act text — BNSS 48
48. Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend.
(1) Every police officer or other person making any arrest under this Sanhita shall forthwith give the information regarding such arrest and place where the arrested person is being held to any of his relatives, friends or such other persons as may be disclosed or nominated by the arrested person for the purpose of giving such information and also to the designated police officer in the district.
(2) The police officer shall inform the arrested person of his rights under sub-section (1) as soon as he is brought to the police station.
(3) An entry of the fact as to who has been informed of the arrest of such person shall be made in a book to be kept in the police station in such form as the State Government may, by rules, provide.
(4) It shall be the duty of the Magistrate before whom such arrested person is produced, to satisfy himself that the requirements of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) have been complied with in respect of such arrested person
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 50A → BNSS 48: The words "and also to the designated police officer in the district" are added in subsection (1).
- CrPC 50A → BNSS 48: In subsection (3), the words "may be prescribed in this behalf by" are replaced by "may, by rules, provide".
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 48 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 48 (Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend) replaces Section 50A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 50A is now BNSS 48.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 43 — Arrest how made
- BNSS 44 — Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
- BNSS 45 — Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
- BNSS 46 — No unnecessary restraint
- BNSS 47 — Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
- BNSS 49 — Search of arrested person
- BNSS 50 — Power to seize offensive weapons
- BNSS 51 — Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer
- BNSS 52 — Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
- BNSS 53 — Examination of arrested person by medical officer