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______ of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with the power of the Magistrate to arrest.

Section 41 of the BNSS (formerly section 44 CrPC) permits a Magistrate, within his local jurisdiction, to arrest or order arrest when an offence occurs in his presence. It…

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______ of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with the power of the Magistrate to arrest.

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Section 41 of the BNSS (formerly section 44 CrPC) permits a Magistrate, within his local jurisdiction, to arrest or order arrest when an offence occurs in his presence. It also authorizes arrest in his presence of a person for whose arrest he is competent at that time and in the circumstances to issue a warrant. The arrest is followed by the applicable bail safeguards. Section 34 concerns reports by village officers, section 45 pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions and section 50 seizure of offensive weapons.

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