Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain report.
What this section does
Every village officer and every person residing in a village must forthwith communicate to the nearest Magistrate or officer-in-charge of the nearest police station information regarding notorious receivers of stolen property, suspected robbers or proclaimed offenders passing through the village, commission or intention to commit non-bailable offences, sudden or suspicious deaths, disappearances, and certain acts committed outside India near the village. Village officers include panchayat members, headmen, and persons appointed for village administration.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Village officer · Panchayat member · Village headman · Village residents · Magistrate · Officer-in-charge of police station · District Magistrate
- Time limit
- Forthwith (immediate)
Derived from CrPC s.40.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 34, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 34 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.