Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 → Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
CrPC 41BBNSS 36
Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
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What changed
- The words "any other person" is added are clause (c).
Drafting-ready
Under Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 41B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
Bare act text — BNSS 36
36. Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.—Every police officer while making an arrest shall— (a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification; (b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be— (i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made; (ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and (c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend or any other person named by him to be informed of his arrest.
Frequently asked
What is CrPC 41B equivalent in BNSS?
CrPC Section 41B (Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest) corresponds to Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
What changed between CrPC 41B and BNSS 36?
The words "any other person" is added are clause (c).
How do I cite BNSS 36 in a pleading?
Under Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 41B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
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