Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 38

CrPC 38 in BNSS: Section 32

Section 38 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 32 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 38 deals with aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 38 is now BNSS 32.

Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. IV
s. 38
Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant
When a warrant is directed to a person other than a police officer, any other person may aid in the execution of such warrant, if the person to whom the warrant is directed be near at hand and acting in the execution of the warrant.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. IV
s. 32
Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.
When a warrant is directed to a person other than a police officer, any other person may aid in the execution of such warrant, if the person to whom the warrant is directed be near at hand and acting in the execution of the warrant.
Text from India Code
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