Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 46

BNSS 46: earlier CrPC 49

Section 46 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 49 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 46 deals with no unnecessary restraint. 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 46 was CrPC 49.

No unnecessary restraint.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 49
No unnecessary restraint
The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 46
No unnecessary restraint.
The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 49 · No unnecessary restraint
BNSS 45 · Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.BNSS 47 · Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.

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