BNSS § 459 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 459 BNSS — Direction of warrant for execution

Replaces CrPC 419 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.

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