BNSS §47
grounds for such arrest. arrest and of right to bail.
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50. Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.—(1) Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest.
(2) Where a police officer arrests without warrant any person other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence, he shall inform the person arrested that he is entitled to be released on bail and that he may arrange for sureties on his behalf.
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(1) Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest.
(2) Where a police officer arrests without warrant any person other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence, he shall inform the person arrested that he is entitled to be released on bail and that he may arrange for sureties on his behalf.
What changedAI-inferred
Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and right to bail.
Old position
CrPC 50 is concerned with Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail. Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
New position
BNSS 47 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: grounds for such arrest. arrest and of right to bail.. Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest
BNSS 47 (grounds for such arrest. arrest and of right to bail.) preserves the framework of CrPC 50. BNSS 47 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 47 text: Every police officer or...
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BNSS 47 (grounds for such arrest. arrest and of right to bail.) preserves the framework of CrPC 50. BNSS 47 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 47 text: Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest.(2) Where a police officer arrests without warrant any person other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence, he...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 50 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 47 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.
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BNSS 47 (grounds for such arrest. arrest and of right to bail.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · §47
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · §50
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- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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