CrPC 50 vs BNSS 47: Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 47 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. The wording is the same.
Struck out: only in the old section. Marked: new in the new section. Punctuation and capitals are ignored when matching words.
CrPC section 50Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
(1) Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest. (2) Where a police officer arrests without warrant any person other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence, he shall inform the person arrested that he is entitled to be released on bail and that he may arrange for sureties on his behalf.
BNSS section 47Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
(1) Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest. (2) Where a police officer arrests without warrant any person other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence, he shall inform the person arrested that he is entitled to be released on bail and that he may arrange for sureties on his behalf.
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