74. (1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more police officers; but the Court issuing such a warrant may, if its immediate execution is necessary and no police officer is immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons, and such person or persons shall execute the same. (2) When a warrant is directed to more officers or persons than one, it may be executed by all, or by any one or more of them.
CrPC Section 72 in BNSS: Section 74
Warrants to whom directed
Section 72 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Warrants to whom directed) corresponds to Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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