The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Central Act · 1973
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
(1) Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest.
(2) Where a police officer arrests without warrant any person other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence, he shall inform the person arrested that he is entitled to be released on bail and that he may arrange for sureties on his behalf.
| Act | The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Section | 50 |
| Marginal note | Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 37 |
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