Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 30

BNSS 30: earlier CrPC 36

Section 30 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 36 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 30 deals with powers of superior officers of police. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 30 was CrPC 36.

Powers of superior officers of police.

Carried over
85% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. IV
s. 36
Powers of superior officers of police
Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of his station. B.—AID TO THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. IV
s. 30
Powers of superior officers of police.
Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of his station.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 36 · Powers of superior officers of police
BNSS 29 · Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office.BNSS 31 · Public when to assist Magistrates and police.

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