78. The police officer or other person executing a warrant of arrest shall (subject to the provisions of section 73 as to security) without unnecessary delay bring the person arrested before the Court before which he is required by law to produce such person: Provided that such delay shall not, in any case, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court.
BNSS Section 78: Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
Section 78 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with person arrested to be brought before Court without delay. It replaces CrPC 76 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 78
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 76: Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
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