Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 → Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
CrPC 59BNSS 60
Discharge of person apprehended
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What changed
- "Bail" is replaced with "bail bond".
Drafting-ready
Under Section 60 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 59 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
Bare act text — BNSS 60
60. Discharge of person apprehended.—No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his bond, or bail bond, or under the special order of a Magistrate.
Frequently asked
What is CrPC 59 equivalent in BNSS?
CrPC Section 59 (Discharge of person apprehended) corresponds to Section 60 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
What changed between CrPC 59 and BNSS 60?
"Bail" is replaced with "bail bond".
How do I cite BNSS 60 in a pleading?
Under Section 60 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 59 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
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- CrPC 57 → BNSS 58 — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty- four hours
- CrPC 58 → BNSS 59 — Police to report apprehensions
- CrPC 60 → BNSS 61 — Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
- CrPC 60A → BNSS 62 — Arrest to be made strictly according to the Sanhita
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