BNSS · Section 77 · Chapter VI — PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

Notification of substance of warrant.

What this section does

The police officer or other person executing a warrant of arrest must notify the person to be arrested of the substance of the warrant. If the person so requires, the executing officer must also show them the warrant.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Police officer · Person to be arrested

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.75.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 77, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 77 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.