BNSS · Section 59 · Chapter V — ARREST OF PERSONS

Police to report apprehensions.

What this section does

Officers in charge of police stations are required to report to the District Magistrate, or if directed, to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, all cases of persons arrested without warrant within their station limits, regardless of whether such persons have been bailed or not.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Officer in charge of police station · District Magistrate · Sub-divisional Magistrate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.58.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 59, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 59 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.