Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 44 in BNSS
§ 44 CrPC→§ 41 BNSS
Arrest by Magistrate. Section 44 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Arrest by Magistrate) corresponds to Section 41 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.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 41C | Control room at districts | 37 |
| 41D | Right of arrested person to meet an advocate during interrogation | 38 |
| 43 | Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest | 40 |
| 46 | Arrest how made | 43 |
| 47 | Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested | 44 |
| 49 | No unnecessary restraint | 46 |
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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