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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter IV: Powers Of Superior Officers Of Police And Aid To The Magistrates And The Police

Section 30 BNSS: Powers of superior officers of police

Corresponding CrPC
Section 36 CrPC

Bare Act text

Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of his station.

Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Lets police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station exercise that officer's powers throughout the local area to which they are appointed.

Chapter IV: Powers Of Superior Officers Of Police And Aid To The Magistrates And The Police

  1. 30 Powers of superior officers of police
  2. 31 Public when to assist Magistrates and police
  3. 32 Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant
  4. 33 Public to give information of certain offences
  5. 34 Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain report
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