177. (1) Every report sent to a Magistrate under section 176 shall, if the State Government so directs, be submitted through such superior officer of police as the State Government, by general or special order, appoints in that behalf. (2) Such superior officer may give such instructions to the officer in charge of the police station as he thinks fit, and shall, after recording such instructions on such report, transmit the same without delay to the Magistrate.
BNSS Section 177: Report how submitted
Section 177 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with report how submitted. It replaces CrPC 158 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 177
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 158: Report how submitted
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