Procedure as to letters.
What this section does
A District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court of Session, or High Court may direct the postal authority to deliver any document, parcel, or thing in its custody that is needed for investigation, inquiry, trial, or other proceeding under the Sanhita. Other Magistrates, Commissioners of Police, or District Superintendents of Police may require the postal authority to search for and detain such items pending an order from the competent authority under sub-section (1).
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- District Magistrate · Chief Judicial Magistrate · Court of Session · High Court · Executive or Judicial Magistrate · Commissioner of Police · District Superintendent of Police · Postal authority
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.92.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 95, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 95 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.