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Which of the following is required to be followed by a Police Officer while making an arrest under the…

All three stated requirements apply under section 36 of the BNSS (formerly section 41B CrPC). The officer must display clear name identification and prepare an arrest…

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Which of the following is required to be followed by a Police Officer while making an arrest under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

1. Bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name

2. Prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be 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

3. 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.

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All three stated requirements apply under section 36 of the BNSS (formerly section 41B CrPC). The officer must display clear name identification and prepare an arrest memorandum attested by a family member or a respectable person from the locality. Unless a family member attests the memorandum, the arrested person must be informed of the right to have a relative, a friend or any other person named by him told of the arrest. The memorandum must also be countersigned by the arrested person.

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