CrPC § 41B · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 41B CrPC — Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 36 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 36 — Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
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. BNSS 36 in full