Searches under the Arms Act, 1959 must follow the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,…
Section 37(a) of the Arms Act, 1959, save as otherwise provided in the Act, requires arrests and searches under the Act to be carried out in accordance with the provisions…
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Searches under the Arms Act, 1959 must follow the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 relating to:
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Section 37(a) of the Arms Act, 1959, save as otherwise provided in the Act, requires arrests and searches under the Act to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the general criminal-procedure law "relating respectively to arrests and searches made under that Code". That law is now the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (it replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure from 1 July 2024, and the reference is read as one to the BNSS). Rules on recording confessions, framing charges or appreciating evidence do not answer this search requirement.