CrPC Section 50 — Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail

Official 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. 2[

Related Judgments

• VIHAAN KUMAR vs STATE OF HARYANA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. vs W.N. CHADHA — Supreme Court of India (1992)
• Mimit Ajit Bhuta vs The State of Maharashtra through DC CID — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2026)
• MIHIR RAJESH SHAH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• DHANRAJ ASWANI vs AMAR S. MULCHANDANI & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• ARVIND KEJRIWAL vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §47 — Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail