CrPC § 50 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 50 CrPC — Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 47 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 47 — Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
(1) Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest.
(2) Where a police officer arrests without warrant any person other than a person accused of a nonbailable offence, he shall inform the person arrested that he is entitled to be released on bail and that he may arrange for sureties on his behalf.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 47 in full