CrPC § 55A · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 55A CrPC — [ Health and safety of arrested person [Inserted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 (5 of 2009), Section 9.]
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 56 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 56 — Health and safety of arrested person
It shall be the duty of the person having the custody of an accused to take reasonable care of the health and safety of the accused.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 56 in full