Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 167 in BNSS
Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours. Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours) corresponds to Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
The maximum period of police custody remand in the ordinary course is:
Answer & explanation
15 days
Detention in police custody is capped at fifteen days, though the BNSS permits that fifteen days to be sought in parts within the first forty or sixty days of the total period, a change from the CrPC position.
Default bail accrues if investigation is not completed within 90 days where the offence is punishable with:
Answer & explanation
Death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of not less than ten years
For lesser offences the period is sixty days. Once the period expires and the accused is prepared to furnish bail, the right is indefeasible.
Default bail arises where the investigation is not completed within:
Answer & explanation
90 days for offences punishable with death, life or ten years; 60 days otherwise
The indefeasible right under § 187(3) BNSS (§ 167(2) CrPC) accrues on the expiry of the period and must be claimed before the charge sheet is filed.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Recording of confessions and statements | 183 |
| 164A | Medical examination of the victim of rape | 184 |
| 165 | Search by police officer | 185 |
| 169 | Release of accused when evidence deficient | 189 |
| 170 | Cases to be sent to Magistrate when evidence is sufficient | 190 |
| 172 | Diary of proceedings in investigation | 192 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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