CrPC 56 vs BNSS 57: Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
Section 56 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 57 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. The wording is the same.
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CrPC section 56Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
BNSS section 57Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
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