BNSS §100
persons wrongfully confined.
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97. Search for persons wrongfully confined.—If any District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class has reason to believe that any person is confined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may issue a search-warrant, and the person to whom such warrant is directed may search for the person so confined; and such search shall be made in accordance therewith, and the person, if found, shall be immediately taken before a Magistrate, who shall make such order as in the circumstances of the case seems proper.
100. If any District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class has reason to believe that any person is confined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may issue a search-warrant, and the person to whom such warrant is directed may search for the person so confined; and such search shall be made in accordance therewith, and the person, if found, shall be immediately taken before a Magistrate, who shall make such order as in the circumstances of the case seems proper.
What changedAI-inferred
Search for persons wrongfully confined.
Old position
CrPC 97 is concerned with Search for persons wrongfully confined. Search for persons wrongfully confined
New position
BNSS 100 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: persons wrongfully confined.. If any District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class has reason to believe that any person is confined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may issue a search-warrant,
BNSS 100 (persons wrongfully confined.) preserves the framework of CrPC 97. BNSS 100 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 100 text: If any District Magistrate, Sub-divisional...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 100 (persons wrongfully confined.) preserves the framework of CrPC 97. BNSS 100 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 100 text: If any District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class has reason to believe that any person is confined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may issue a search-warrant, and the person to whom such warrant is directed may search for the person so...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 97 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 100 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNSS 100 (persons wrongfully confined.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §97 → BNSS §100 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/100.
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