Search for persons wrongfully confined.
What this section does
A District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate, or first-class Magistrate who has reason to believe that a person is confined in circumstances amounting to an offence may issue a search warrant. The person to whom the warrant is directed shall search for the confined person, and if found, shall immediately bring that person before a Magistrate who will make such order as the circumstances require.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- District Magistrate · Sub-divisional Magistrate · Magistrate of the first class · Person executing warrant
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.97.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 100, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 100 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.