BNSS Section 62 — Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita
CHAPTER IV POWERS OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE AND AID TO THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE
Criminal
Summary
No arrest can be carried out unless it follows the rules for arrest given in this Sanhita or in any other law that is currently in force. This means that a person cannot be arrested simply because someone wants to; there must be a legal basis for the arrest.
Official Text
No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Sanhita or any other law for the time being in force providing for arrest.
Related Judgments
- SC (2025) Vol.5 p.730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
- SC (2025) Vol.6 p.545 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
- SC (2024) Vol.7 p.979 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
- .. Petitioner/Accused No.12 vs The State of Tamilnadu, — Madras High Court ()
- SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
- SC (2025) Vol.2 p.1588 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
- SC (2025) Vol.1 p.1469 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
- SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
Old <-> New Code Mapping
- CrPC §60A — Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita