CrPC Section 36: Powers of superior officers of police

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 4A: Powers of Superior officers of police

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

¶ 36. Powers of superior officers of police .- 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.

Study: explanations and related material

Now BNSS 30 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p2

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