Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station.
What this section does
A police officer who arrests a person without a warrant must, without unnecessary delay and subject to bail provisions, take or send the arrested person before a Magistrate having jurisdiction or before the officer in charge of a police station.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Police officer · Magistrate · Officer in charge of police station
- Time limit
- Without unnecessary delay (read with s.58, not beyond 24 hours)
- CRPC Section 57 — Person arrested not to be detained more than 24 hours
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 57, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 57 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.