Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 76
Warrant directed to police officer
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BNSS Section 76 deals with warrant directed to police officer and replaces CrPC 74.
Bare act text — BNSS 76
76. Warrant directed to police officer.
A warrant directed to any police officer may also be executed by any other police officer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 76 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 76 (Warrant directed to police officer) replaces Section 74 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 74 is now BNSS 76.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 74 — Warrants to whom directed
- BNSS 75 — Warrant may be directed to any person
- 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
- BNSS 80 — Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
- BNSS 81 — Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction