BNSS §81

directed to police officer for execution jurisdiction.

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Old law
CRPC §79
Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction

79. Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction.—(1) When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed.

(2) Such Magistrate or police officer shall endorse his name thereon and such endorsement shall be sufficient authority to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed to execute the same, and the local police shall, if so required, assist such officer in executing such warrant.

(3) Whenever there is reason to believe that the delay occasioned by obtaining the endorsement of the Magistrate or police officer within whose local jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed will prevent such execution, the police officer to whom it is directed may execute the same without such endorsement in any place beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court which issued it.

New law
BNSS §81
directed to police officer for execution jurisdiction.

81.

(1) When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed.

(2) Such Magistrate or police officer shall endorse his name thereon and such endorsement shall be sufficient authority to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed to execute the same, and the local police shall, if so required, assist such officer in executing such warrant.

(3) Whenever there is reason to believe that the delay occasioned by obtaining the endorsement of the Magistrate or police officer within whose local jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed will prevent such execution, the police officer to whom it is directed may execute the same without such endorsement in any place beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court which issued it.

What changedAI-inferred

Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction.

Old position

CrPC 79 is concerned with Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction. Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction

New position

BNSS 81 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: directed to police officer for execution jurisdiction.. When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the

BNSS 81 (directed to police officer for execution jurisdiction.) preserves the framework of CrPC 79. BNSS 81 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 81 text: When a warrant directed to...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 81 (directed to police officer for execution jurisdiction.) preserves the framework of CrPC 79. BNSS 81 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 81 text: When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 79 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 81 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 81 (directed to police officer for execution jurisdiction.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §79 → BNSS §81 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/bnss/81.

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