Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 59

BNSS 59: earlier CrPC 58

Section 59 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 58 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 59 deals with police to report apprehensions. 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 59 was CrPC 58.

Police to report apprehensions.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 58
Police to report apprehensions
Officers in charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if he so directs, to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits of their respective stations, whether such persons have been admitted to bail or otherwise.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 59
Police to report apprehensions.
Officers in charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if he so directs, to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits of their respective stations, whether such persons have been admitted to bail or otherwise.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 58 · Police to report apprehensions
BNSS 58 · Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.BNSS 60 · Discharge of person apprehended.

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