Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 62
Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita
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BNSS Section 62 deals with arrest to be made strictly according to sanhita and replaces CrPC 60A.
Bare act text — BNSS 62
62. Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.
No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Sanhita or any other law for the time being in force providing for arrest.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 62 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 62 (Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita) replaces Section 60A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 60A is now BNSS 62.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 63 — Form of summons
- BNSS 64 — Summons how served
- BNSS 65 — Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
- BNSS 66 — Service when persons summoned cannot be found
- BNSS 67 — Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided