Warrant may be directed to any person
Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with warrant may be directed to any person. The Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class may direct a warrant to any person within his local jurisdiction for the arrest of any escaped convict, proclaimed offender or of any person who is accused of a non-bailable offence and is evading arrest. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) The Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class may direct a warrant to any person within his local jurisdiction for the arrest of any escaped convict, proclaimed offender or of any person who is accused of a non-bailable offence and is evading arrest.
(2) Such person shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of the warrant, and shall execute it if the person for whose arrest it was issued, is in, or enters on, any land or other property under his charge.
(3) When the person against whom such warrant is issued is arrested, he shall be made over with the warrant to the nearest police officer, who shall cause him to be taken before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, unless security is taken under section 73.
Section 75, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 73 Warrant may be directed any person Text carried over almost unchanged 100%
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Cross-references
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Kapil Kumar vs State
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 73, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
A person who has been declared as a Proclaimed Offender under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is not entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C., regardless of whether the offences technically fall within the specific categories enumerated in Section 82(4) Cr.P.C. The procedure for issuing Non-Bailable Warrants and initiating proclamation proceedings under Section 82 Cr.P.C. in police cases does not require prior issuance of summons and bailable warrants, and the Magistrate has inherent power under Section 73 Cr.P.C. to issue warrants for non-bailable offences when the accused is evading arrest. In economic offences of large magnitude affecting the economic fabric of society, the power to grant anticipatory bail must be exercised sparingly.
On this section: Magistrate's power to issue warrant for arrest of escaped convict, proclaimed offender, or person accused of non-bailable offence evading arrest; Court relied upon this to justify issuance of Non-Bailable Warrants
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C.k.krishma Krishnan vs State of Kerala
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 73, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The High Court has the supervisory jurisdiction to direct a subordinate court to expeditiously consider and pass an order on a pending application within a specified timeframe when there is considerable delay in the disposal of such application, particularly in matters involving enforcement of maintenance orders where the creditor is deprived of her legal entitlements.
On this section: Non-Bailable Warrant issuance and execution procedures; the petitioner filed CMP 720/2017 seeking direction to issue NBW under Section 73 CrPC
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Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.154/2025 of Mulanthuruthy Police Station, Ernakulam. The above case is registered against the petitioner alleging offences punishable under Sections 74 and 75 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Section 7 read with Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. 3. The prosecution case is that the accused was the driver of a school bus. It is alleged that on a particular day, while driving the bus, the petitioner asked the …
Questions about Section 75
What have the courts held on Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
Kapil Kumar vs State (07 Mar 2022) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under CRPC 73, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: Magistrate's power to issue warrant for arrest of escaped convict, proclaimed offender, or person accused of non-bailable offence evading arrest; Court relied upon this to justify issuance of Non-Bailable Warrants. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below. They run from 2017 to 2022.
How do I find court cases under Section 75 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 75, section 75 BNSS, section 75 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bnss 75 2 in hindi and bnss 75 1. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Kapil Kumar vs State (07 Mar 2022).
What should I read with Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 73 (Power to direct security to be taken), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. It carries forward CrPC 73 (Warrant may be directed any person), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 75, 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.
Other sections of this Act
- 359. Compounding of offences1355 words
- 187. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours1122 words
- 2. Definitions956 words
- 243. Trial for more than one offence930 words
- 35. When police may arrest without warrant881 words
- 480. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence823 words
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