CrPC § 56 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 56 CrPC — Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer-in-charge of police station
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 57 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 57 — Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 57 in full