Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 60

BNSS 60: earlier CrPC 59

Section 60 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 59 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 60 deals with discharge of person apprehended. 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 60 was CrPC 59.

Discharge of person apprehended. · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.

Modified
90% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 59
Discharge of person apprehended
No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his own bond, or on bail, or under the special order of a Magistrate.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 60
Discharge of person apprehended.
No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his bond, or bail bond, or under the special order of a Magistrate.
Text from India Code

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