Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 70 in BNSS
§ 70 CrPC→§ 72 BNSS
Form of warrant of arrest and duration. Section 70 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Form of warrant of arrest and duration) corresponds to Section 72 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Form of summons | 63 |
| 62 | Summons how served | 64 |
| 64 | Service when person summoned cannot be found | 66 |
| 82 | Proclamation for person absconding | 84 |
| 83 | Attachment of property of person absconding | 85 |
| 91 | Summons to produce document or other thing | 94 |
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