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Which of the following Section of the BNSS, 2023 empowers the Magistrate to arrest?

Section 41 empowers a Magistrate to arrest or direct an arrest in the specified circumstances. This includes an offence committed in the Magistrate’s presence within local…

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Which of the following Section of the BNSS, 2023 empowers the Magistrate to arrest?

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Section 41 empowers a Magistrate to arrest or direct an arrest in the specified circumstances. This includes an offence committed in the Magistrate’s presence within local jurisdiction and a person present there whose arrest the Magistrate is competent to order by warrant. The power applies to both Executive and Judicial Magistrates.

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