BNSS § 57 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 57 BNSS — Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
Replaces CrPC 56 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.