Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 → Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
CrPC 97BNSS 100
Search for persons wrongfully confined
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Under Section 100 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 97 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
Bare act text — BNSS 100
100. Search for persons wrongfully confined.—If any District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class has reason to believe that any person is confined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may issue a search -warrant, and the person to whom such warrant is directed may search for the person so confined; and such search shall be made in accordance therewith, and the person, if found, shall be immediately taken before a Magistrate, who shall make such order as in the circumstances of the case seems proper. 44
Frequently asked
What is CrPC 97 equivalent in BNSS?
CrPC Section 97 (Search for persons wrongfully confined) corresponds to Section 100 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
What changed between CrPC 97 and BNSS 100?
No change.
How do I cite BNSS 100 in a pleading?
Under Section 100 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 97 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
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