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The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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25-12-2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Ministry of Law and Justice
Legislative Department

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Chapter 5 - Arrest Of Persons
35 - When police may arrest without warrant.
36 - Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.
37 - Designated police officer.
38 - Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation.
39 - Arrest on refusal to give name and residence.
40 - Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest.
41 - Arrest by Magistrate.
42 - Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest.
43 - Arrest how made.
44 - Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested.
45 - Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.
46 - No unnecessary restraint.
47 - Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.
48 - Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend.
49 - Search of arrested person.
50 - Power to seize offensive weapons.
51 - Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer.
52 - Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner.
53 - Examination of arrested person by medical officer
54 - Identification of person arrested.
55 - Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.
56 - Health and safety of arrested person.
57 - Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station.
58 - Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.
59 - Police to report apprehensions.
60 - Discharge of person apprehended
61 - Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
62 - Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.
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Chapter 7 - Processes To Compel The Production Of Things - (A) Summons to produce
Chapter 11 - Maintenance Of Public Order And Tranquillity - (C) Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
Chapter 20 - Trial Of Warrant-Cases By Magistrates (B) — Cases instituted otherwise than on police report
Chapter 26 - General Provisions As To Inquiries And Trials
337 - Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence.
338 - Appearance by Public Prosecutors.
339 - Permission to conduct prosecution.
340 - Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.
341 - Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases.
342 - Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused.
343 - Tender of pardon to accomplice.
344 - Power to direct tender of pardon.
345 - Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon.
346 - Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings.
347 - Local inspection.
348 - Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.
349 - Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc.
350 - Expenses of complainants and witnesses
351 - Power to examine accused.
352 - Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments.
353 - Accused person to be competent witness.
354 - No influence to be used to induce disclosure.
355 - Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases.
356 - Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender.
357 - Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.
358 - Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence.
359 - Compounding of offences.
360 - Withdrawal from prosecution
361 - Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of.
362 - Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed.
363 - Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property.
364 - Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe.
365 - Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another.
366 - Court to be open.
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