BNSS · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 46 — No unnecessary restraint.
The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape.
Nearby sections
- 43 Arrest how made.
- 44 Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested.
- 45 Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.
- 47 Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.
- 48 Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend.
- 49 Search of arrested person.
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