Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 58
Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
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BNSS Section 58 deals with person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours and replaces CrPC 57.
Bare act text — BNSS 58
58. Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.
Officers in charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if he so directs, to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits of their respective stations, whether such persons have been admitted to bail or otherwise.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 57 → BNSS 58: No change except the words "whether having jurisdiction or not" are added.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 58 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 58 (Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours) replaces Section 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 57 is now BNSS 58.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 56 — Health and safety of arrested person
- BNSS 57 — Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
- BNSS 59 — Police to report apprehensions
- BNSS 60 — Discharge of person apprehended
- BNSS 61 — Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
- BNSS 62 — Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita
- BNSS 63 — Form of summons