Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 56 is now BNSS 57.
Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 56
Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 57
Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station.
A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
Text from India Code