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CrPC Section 49 is now BNSS Section 46

Verbatim · BNSS 4646. No unnecessary restraint.—The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape.

Read the full BNSS Section 46 →

The BNSS replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 from 1 July 2024.

Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.