Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 59 is now BNSS 60.
Discharge of person apprehended · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.
Modified
90% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 59
Discharge of person apprehended
No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his own bond, or on bail, or under the special order of a Magistrate.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 60
Discharge of person apprehended.
No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his bond, or bail bond, or under the special order of a Magistrate.
Text from India Code