Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 37

BNSS 37: earlier CrPC 41C

Section 37 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 41C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 37 deals with designated police officer. The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 37 was CrPC 41C.

Designated police officer. · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.

Modified
33% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 41C
Control room at districts
(1) The State Government shall establish a police control room—
(a) in every district; and
(b) at State level.
(2) The State Government shall cause to be displayed on the notice board kept outside the control rooms at every district, the names and addresses of the persons arrested and the name and designation of the police officers who made the arrests.
(3) The control room at the Police Headquarters at the State level shall collect from time to time, details about the persons arrested, nature of the offence with which they are charged and maintain a database for the information of the general public.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 37
Designated police officer.
The State Government shall—
(a) establish a police control room in every district and at State level;
(b) designate a police officer in every district and in every police station, not below the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police who shall be responsible for maintaining the information about the names and addresses of the persons arrested, nature of the offence with which charged, which shall be prominently displayed in any manner including in digital mode in every police station and at the district headquarters.
Text from India Code

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