Sections & Acts

BNSS Section 35 — Arrest Without Warrant

Sections & Acts

BNSS Section 35 — Arrest Without Warrant

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BNSS Section 35 — Arrest Without Warrant

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly CrPC 41).

You: Law student
Opposite: Criminal procedure tutor

Key safeguard: Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2014) mandated that for offences punishable up to 7 years, police must record reasons before arrest and use the notice mechanism now in Section 35(3) BNSS (formerly Section 41A CrPC).
In force from 1 July 2024 as the successor to Section 41 CrPC.

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