BNSS · Section 32 · Chapter IV — POWERS OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE AND AID TO THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE

Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.

What this section does

When a warrant is directed to a person other than a police officer, any other person may assist in executing that warrant, provided the warrant-holder is nearby and actively executing the warrant.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Warrant-holder (non-police) · Any other person
Time limit: None specified

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.38.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 32, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 32 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.