BNSS §170
Arrest to prevent cognizable offences.
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150. Information of design to commit cognizable offences.—Every police officer receiving information of a design to commit any cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police officer to whom he is subordinate, and to any other officer whose duty it is to prevent or take cognizance of the commission of any such offence.
170.
(1) A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.
(2) No person arrested under sub-section
(1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding twenty-four hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Sanhita or of any other law for the time being in force.
What changedAI-inferred
Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
Old position
CrPC 150 is concerned with Information of design to commit cognizable offences. Information of design to commit cognizable offences
New position
BNSS 170 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Arrest to prevent cognizable offences.. A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be
BNSS 170 (Arrest to prevent cognizable offences.) preserves the framework of CrPC 150. BNSS 170 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 170 text: A police officer knowing of a design to...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 170 (Arrest to prevent cognizable offences.) preserves the framework of CrPC 150. BNSS 170 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 170 text: A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.(2) No person arrested under sub-section(1) shall be detained...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 150 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 170 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 170 (Arrest to prevent cognizable offences.). 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 §150 → BNSS §170 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/170.
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