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BNSS Section 46: No unnecessary restraint

Verbatim · BNSS46. No unnecessary restraint.—The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape.

Corresponds (indicatively) to CrPC 49 of the repealed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC → BNSS table

Cite as: Section 46, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)