Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 60A

CrPC 60A in BNSS: Section 62

Section 60A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 62 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 60A deals with arrest to be made strictly according to the Code. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 60A is now BNSS 62.

Arrest to be made strictly according to the Code

Carried over
93% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. V
s. 60A
Arrest to be made strictly according to the Code
No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Code or any other law for the time being in force providing for arrest.] A.—Summons
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. V
s. 62
Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.
No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Sanhita or any other law for the time being in force providing for arrest.
Text from India Code
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