CRPC §73 → BNSS §75
Warrant may be directed to any person
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73. Warrant may be directed to any person.—(1) The Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class may direct a warrant to any person within his local jurisdiction for the arrest of any escaped convict, proclaimed offender or of any person who is accused of a non-bailable offence and is evading arrest.
(2) Such person shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of the warrant, and shall execute it if the person for whose arrest it was issued, is in, or enters on, any land or other property under his charge.
(3) When the person against whom such warrant is issued is arrested, he shall be made over with the warrant to the nearest police officer, who shall cause him to be taken before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, unless security is taken under section 71.
75.
(1) The Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class may direct a warrant to any person within his local jurisdiction for the arrest of any escaped convict, proclaimed offender or of any person who is accused of a non-bailable offence and is evading arrest.
(2) Such person shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of the warrant, and shall execute it if the person for whose arrest it was issued, is in, or enters on, any land or other property under his charge.
(3) When the person against whom such warrant is issued is arrested, he shall be made over with the warrant to the nearest police officer, who shall cause him to be taken before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, unless security is taken under section 73.
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Warrant directed to any person.
Old position
CrPC 73 is concerned with Warrant may be directed to any person. Warrant may be directed to any person
New position
BNSS 75 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Warrant may any person.. The Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class may direct a warrant to any person within his local jurisdiction for the arrest of any escaped convict, proclaimed offender or of any person who is accused of a non-bailable
BNSS 75 (Warrant may any person.) preserves the framework of CrPC 73. BNSS 75 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 75 text: The Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 75 (Warrant may any person.) preserves the framework of CrPC 73. BNSS 75 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 75 text: The Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class may direct a warrant to any person within his local jurisdiction for the arrest of any escaped convict, proclaimed offender or of any person who is accused of a non-bailable offence and is evading arrest.(2) Such person shall acknowledge in writing the...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 73 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 75 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 75 (Warrant may any person.). 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 §73 → BNSS §75 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/73.
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