Power to appoint place of imprisonment.
What this section does
The State Government has the power to direct the place of confinement for any person liable to be imprisoned or committed to custody under the Sanhita. A person confined in a civil jail may be directed by the Court or Magistrate to be removed to a criminal jail, and upon release from the criminal jail, must be sent back to the civil jail unless three years have elapsed or the civil court certifies entitlement to release under section 58 of the CPC, 1908.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- State Government · Court · Magistrate · Prisoner
- Time limit
- Three years in criminal jail triggers deemed release from civil jail under CPC s.58
Derived from CrPC s.417.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 457, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 457 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.