CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
50. Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
47. Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
50. 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 non-bailable
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.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
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 non-
bailable 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.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023