BNSS · Section 188 · Chapter XIII — INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE

Report of investigation by subordinate police officer.

What this section does

When a subordinate police officer has conducted an investigation under this Chapter, he must report the result of that investigation to the officer in charge of the police station.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Subordinate police officer · Officer in charge of police station
Time limit: None specified

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.168.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 188, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 188 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.