CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
72. Warrants to whom directed
74. Warrants to whom directed
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
72. Warrants to whom directed.—(1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more police
officers; but the Court issuing such a warrant may, if its immediate execution is necessary and no police officer is
immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons, and such person or persons shall execute the same.
(2) When a warrant is directed to more officers or persons than one, it may be executed by all, or by any one or
more of them.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
74. Warrants to whom directed.—(1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more
police officers; but the Court issuing such a warrant may, if its immediate execution is necessary and no
police officer is immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons, and such person or persons
shall execute the same.
(2) When a warrant is directed to more officers or persons than one, it may be executed by all, or by
any one or more of them.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023