BNSS Section 74 — Warrants to whom directed

CHAPTER VI PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE — B.—Warrant of arrest

Criminal

Summary

A warrant of arrest is usually given to one or more police officers to carry out. However, if the court decides the warrant needs to be executed right away and no police officer is available, the court can give the warrant to any other person or persons, and that person must then carry it out. If a warrant is given to more than one officer or person, it can be carried out by all of them together, or by any one or more of them individually.

Official Text

(1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more police officers; but the Court issuing such a warrant may, if its immediate execution is necessary and no police officer is immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons, and such person or persons shall execute the same.

(2) When a warrant is directed to more officers or persons than one, it may be executed by all, or by any one or more of them.

Related Judgments

  • SC (2025) Vol.6 p.545 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.5 p.730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2024) Vol.7 p.979 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • SC (2025) Vol.2 p.1588 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • .. Petitioner/Accused No.12 vs The State of Tamilnadu, — Madras High Court ()
  • SC (2025) Vol.1 p.1469 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2024) Vol.12 p.335 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)

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