BNSS · Section 177 · Chapter XIII — INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE

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What this section does

Reports sent to a Magistrate under section 176 may, if the State Government so directs, be routed through a superior police officer appointed for that purpose. The superior officer may record instructions on the report and must transmit it without delay to the Magistrate.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Officer in charge of police station · Superior officer of police · Magistrate
Time limit: Without delay (transmission to Magistrate after recording instructions)

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.158.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 177, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 177 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.