Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 56
Health and safety of arrested person
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BNSS Section 56 deals with health and safety of arrested person and replaces CrPC 55A.
Bare act text — BNSS 56
56. Health and safety of arrested person.
It shall be the duty of the person having the custody of an accused to take reasonable care of the health and safety of the accused.
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What was BNSS Section 56 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 56 (Health and safety of arrested person) replaces Section 55A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 55A is now BNSS 56.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 54 — Identification of person arrested
- BNSS 55 — Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
- BNSS 57 — Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
- BNSS 58 — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
- BNSS 59 — Police to report apprehensions
- BNSS 60 — Discharge of person apprehended
- BNSS 61 — Power, on escape, to pursue and retake