BNSS · Section 76 · Chapter VI — PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

Warrant directed to police officer.

What this section does

A warrant directed to a police officer may also be executed by any other police officer whose name has been endorsed on the warrant by the officer to whom it was originally directed or endorsed.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Police officer

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.74.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 76, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 76 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.