No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his own bond, or on bail, or under the special order of a Magistrate.
CHAPTER V ARREST OF PERSONS
Section 59: Discharge of person apprehended
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNSS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
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