Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 76

BNSS 76: earlier CrPC 74

Section 76 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 74 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 76 deals with warrant directed to police officer. 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 76 was CrPC 74.

Warrant directed to police officer.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. VI
s. 74
Warrant directed to police officer
A warrant directed to any police officer may also be executed by any other police officer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. VI
s. 76
Warrant directed to police officer.
A warrant directed to any police officer may also be executed by any other police officer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 74 · Warrant directed to police officer
BNSS 75 · Warrant may be directed to any person.BNSS 77 · Notification of substance of warrant.

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