Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 74
Warrants to whom directed
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BNSS Section 74 deals with warrants to whom directed and replaces CrPC 72.
Bare act text — BNSS 74
74. Warrants to whom directed.
(1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more police officers; but the Court issuing such a warrant may, if its immediate execution is necessary and no police officer is immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons, and such person or persons shall execute the same.
(2) When a warrant is directed to more officers or persons than one, it may be executed by all, or by any one or more of them.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 74 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 74 (Warrants to whom directed) replaces Section 72 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 72 is now BNSS 74.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 69 — Service of summons outside local limits
- BNSS 70 — Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
- BNSS 71 — Service of summons on witness
- BNSS 72 — Form of warrant of arrest and duration
- BNSS 73 — Power to direct security to be taken
- BNSS 75 — Warrant may be directed to any person
- BNSS 76 — Warrant directed to police officer
- BNSS 77 — Notification of substance of warrant
- BNSS 78 — Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
- BNSS 79 — Where warrant may be executed