Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 79

BNSS 79: earlier CrPC 77

Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 77 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 79 deals with where warrant may be executed. 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 79 was CrPC 77.

Where warrant may be executed.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. VI
s. 77
Where warrant may be executed
A warrant of arrest may be executed at any place in India.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. VI
s. 79
Where warrant may be executed.
A warrant of arrest may be executed at any place in India.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 77 · Where warrant may be executed
BNSS 78 · Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay.BNSS 80 · Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction.

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