Powers of officers appointed.
What this section does
Provides that a government officer who has been invested with powers under the Sanhita for a local area and is subsequently appointed to an equal or higher office of the same nature within a similar local area under the same State Government shall continue to exercise those powers in the new area, unless the High Court or State Government directs otherwise.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- High Court · State Government · Government officer
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.33.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 27, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 27 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.