BNSS170
BNSS Section 170: Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
Ch XII · Preventive Action of the Police
Gazette p.66
Verbatim · BNSS170. Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.—(1) A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.(2) No person arrested under sub-section (1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding twenty-four hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Sanhita or of any other law for the time being in force.
Corresponds (indicatively) to CrPC 151 of the repealed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC → BNSS table
Cite as: Section 170, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)