Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 62

BNSS 62: earlier CrPC 60A

Section 62 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 60A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 62 deals with arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita. 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 62 was CrPC 60A.

Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.

Carried over
93% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 60A
Arrest to be made strictly according to the Code
No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Code or any other law for the time being in force providing for arrest.] A.—Summons
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 62
Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.
No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Sanhita or any other law for the time being in force providing for arrest.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 60A · Arrest to be made strictly according…
BNSS 61 · Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.BNSS 63 · Form of summons.

The new section for any IPC, CrPC or Evidence Act provision, and the old one for any BNS, BNSS or BSA section, with a converter for whole charges. Free, no sign-up.

Section-wise charts: IPC to BNS chart · CrPC to BNSS chart · Evidence Act to BSA chart

Open the converter