Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 41B is now BNSS 36.
Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 41B
Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
Every police officer while making an arrest shall—
(a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
(b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be—
(i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made;
(ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and
(c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend named by him to be informed of his arrest.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 36
Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.
Every police officer while making an arrest shall—
(a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
(b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be—
(i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made;
(ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and
(c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend or any other person named by him to be informed of his arrest.
Text from India Code