CRPC §52 → BNSS §50
Power to seize offensive weapons
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52. Power to seize offensive weapons.—The officer or other person making any arrest under this Code may take from the person arrested any offensive weapons which he has about his person, and shall deliver all weapons so taken to the Court or officer before which or whom the officer or person making the arrest is required by this Code to produce the person arrested.
50. The police officer or other person making any arrest under this Sanhita may, immediately after the arrest is made, take from the person arrested any offensive weapons which he has about his person, and shall deliver all weapons so taken to the Court or officer before which or whom the officer or person making the arrest is required by this Sanhita to produce the person arrested.
What changedAI-inferred
Power to seize offensive weapons.
Old position
CrPC 52 is concerned with Power to seize offensive weapons. Power to seize offensive weapons
New position
BNSS 50 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: offensive weapons.. The police officer or other person making any arrest under this Sanhita may, immediately after the arrest is made, take from the person arrested any offensive weapons which he has about his person, and shall deliver all weapons so taken to
BNSS 50 (offensive weapons.) preserves the framework of CrPC 52. BNSS 50 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 50 text: The police officer or other person making any arrest under this...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 50 (offensive weapons.) preserves the framework of CrPC 52. BNSS 50 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 50 text: The police officer or other person making any arrest under this Sanhita may, immediately after the arrest is made, take from the person arrested any offensive weapons which he has about his person, and shall deliver all weapons so taken to the Court or officer before which or whom the officer or person making the...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 52 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 50 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 50 (offensive weapons.). 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 §52 → BNSS §50 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/52.
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