Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 97 in BNSS
Search for persons wrongfully confined. Section 97 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Search for persons wrongfully confined) corresponds to Section 100 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
Which of the following is NOT among the safeguards the BNSS prescribes for search of a person?
Answer & explanation
Prior sanction of the District Magistrate in every case
No general requirement of prior sanction exists. The other three are the standard safeguards under §§ 103 and 105 BNSS.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | When search warrant may be issued | 96 |
| 94 | Search of place suspected to contain stolen property | 97 |
| 95 | Power to declare certain publications forfeited | 98 |
| 100 | Persons in charge of closed place to allow search | 103 |
| 102 | Power of police officer to seize certain property | 106 |
| 106 | Security for keeping the peace on conviction | 125 |
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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