CrPC § 36 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 36 CrPC — Powers of superior officers of police
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 30 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 30 — Powers of superior officers of police
Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of his station.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 30 in full