The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 60. Discharge of person apprehended.
No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his bond, or bail bond, or under the special order of a Magistrate.
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Replaces
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 59. Discharge of person apprehended
No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his own bond, or on bail, or under the special order of a Magistrate.
Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)
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