BNSS § 36 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 36 BNSS — Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
Replaces CrPC 41B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
Every police officer while making an arrest shall—
(a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
(b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be—
(i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made;
(ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and
(c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend or any other person named by him to be informed of his arrest.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.