Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest. Every police officer while making an arrest shall— (a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
Every police officer while making an arrest shall—
(a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
(b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be—
(i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made;
(ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and
(c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend or any other person named by him to be informed of his arrest.
Section 36, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Questions about Section 36
What does Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest". Every police officer while making an arrest shall— (a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
How do I find court cases under Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 36, section 36 BNSS, section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 36 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 36, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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