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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 50

Person Arrested to Be Informed of Grounds of Arrest and of Right to Bail

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 50 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Person Arrested to Be Informed of Grounds of Arrest and of Right to Bail. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Every police officer or other person arresting any person without warrant shall forthwith communicate to him full particulars of the offence for which he is arrested or other grounds for such arrest.

(2) Where a police officer arrests without warrant any person other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence, he shall inform the person arrested that he is entitled to be released on bail and that he may arrange for sureties on his behalf.

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What does Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 50 provide?

Section Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Person Arrested to Be Informed of Grounds of Arrest and of Right to Bail) is reproduced on this page as part of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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