CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
56. Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
57. Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
56. 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.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
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.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023