CrPC 60 vs BNSS 61: Power, on escape, to pursue and retake

Section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 61 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 99% of the old wording is kept; 1 word removed and 1 word added.

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CrPC section 60Power, on escape, to pursue and retake

(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India. (2) The provisions of section 47 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.

BNSS section 61Power, on escape, to pursue and retake

(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India. (2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.

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