Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

CrPC 52BNSS 50

Power to seize offensive weapons

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What changed

  • The words "immediately after the arrest is made" are added.

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Under Section 50 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 52 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...

Bare act text — BNSS 50

50. Power to se ize offensive weapons.—The police officer or other person making any arrest under this Sanhita may, immediately after the arrest is made, take from the person arrested any offensive weapons which he has about his person, and shall deliver all weapons so ta ken to the Court or officer before which or whom the officer or person making the arrest is required by this Sanhita to produce the person arrested.

Frequently asked

What is CrPC 52 equivalent in BNSS?

CrPC Section 52 (Power to seize offensive weapons) corresponds to Section 50 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

What changed between CrPC 52 and BNSS 50?

The words "immediately after the arrest is made" are added.

How do I cite BNSS 50 in a pleading?

Under Section 50 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 52 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...

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