BNSS § 58 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 58 BNSS — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours

Replaces CrPC 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

Officers in charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if he so directs, to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits of their respective stations, whether such persons have been admitted to bail or otherwise.

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

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