Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 82
Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued
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BNSS Section 82 deals with procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued and replaces CrPC 80.
Bare act text — BNSS 82
82. Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued.
(1) When a warrant of arrest is executed outside the district in which it was issued, the person arrested shall, unless the Court which issued the warrant is within thirty kilometres of the place of arrest or is nearer than the Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the arrest was made, or unless security is taken under section 73, be taken before such Magistrate or District Superintendent or Commissioner.
(2) On the arrest of any person referred to in sub-section (1), the police officer shall forthwith give the information regarding such arrest and the place where the arrested person is being held to the designated police officer in the district and to such officer of another district where the arrested person normally resides.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 80 → BNSS 82: New subsection (2) is added regarding information to designated police officer of the respective district where arrested person resides.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 82 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 82 (Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued) replaces Section 80 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 80 is now BNSS 82.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 83 — Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
- BNSS 84 — Proclamation for person absconding
- BNSS 85 — Attachment of property of person absconding
- BNSS 86 — Identification and attachment of property of proclaimed person
- BNSS 87 — Claims and objections to attachment