CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 79 in BNSS

CrPC Section 79 corresponds to BNSS Section 81 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 79
New provision81
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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BNSS Section 81 — Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction

Drafting note. No change.

(1) When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed. (2) Such Magistrate or police officer shall endorse his name thereon and such endorsement shall be sufficient authority to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed to execute the same, and the local police shall, if so re

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 79 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 79 is BNSS Section 81 — Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction.

Has the provision changed?

No change.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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