Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 60

CrPC 60 in BNSS: Section 61

Section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 61 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 60 deals with power, on escape, to pursue and retake. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 60 is now BNSS 61.

Power, on escape, to pursue and retake

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 60
Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 47 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 61
Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 61 · Power, on escape, to pursue and reta…
CrPC 59 · Discharge of person apprehendedCrPC 60A · Arrest to be made strictly according to the Code

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