459. Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.
Warrant with whom to be lodged.
Direction of warrant for execution
Section 419 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Direction of warrant for execution) corresponds to Section 459 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
459. Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.
Warrant with whom to be lodged.
Full BNSS Section 459 and every CrPC section it replaced →
Get the judgments that apply this section, with the paragraph relied on in each and what later Benches said about it. Two answers free on WhatsApp, no signup.