Which of the following section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 empowers a private…
Section 40 of the BNSS (formerly section 43 CrPC) permits a private person to arrest someone who commits a cognizable and non-bailable offence in that person’s presence. It…
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Which of the following section of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 empowers a private person to arrest any person who commits a non-bailable and cognizable offence.
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Correct answer B
Section 40 of the BNSS (formerly section 43 CrPC) permits a private person to arrest someone who commits a cognizable and non-bailable offence in that person’s presence. It also covers a proclaimed offender. The arrested person must be made over to the police without unnecessary delay, but within six hours from the arrest; this is not a general power to investigate or detain suspected offenders.
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