CrPC Section 78 — Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction

Summary

Sub-section (1) says that if a warrant must be executed outside the issuing court’s local jurisdiction, the court may send it by post or otherwise to an Executive Magistrate, District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police in the area where it is to be executed, instead of directing it to a police officer within the issuing court’s jurisdiction. The recipient must endorse their name on the warrant and, if practicable, arrange for it to be executed in the manner described earlier in the Act.

Sub-section (2) requires the issuing court to send with the warrant a summary of the information against the person to be arrested, along with any documents sufficient to enable the court acting under section 81 to decide whether to grant bail.

Official Text

(1) When a warrant is to be executed outside the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing it, such Court may, instead of directing the warrant to a police officer within its jurisdiction, forward it by post or otherwise to any Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police within the local limits of whose jurisdiction it is to be executed; and the Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent or Commissioner shall endorse his name thereon, and if practicable, cause it to be executed in the manner hereinbefore provided.

(2) The Court issuing a warrant under sub-section (1) shall forward, along with the warrant, the substance of the information against the person to be arrested together with such documents, if any, as may be sufficient to enable the Court acting under section 81 to decide whether bail should or should not be granted to the person.

Sections referred to

• CrPC §81 — Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought

Referred to by

• CrPC §81 — Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
• CrPC §99 — Direction, etc., of search-warrants

Related Judgments

• MOIN AKHTAR QURESHI vs UOI & ORS — Delhi High Court (2017)
• with Mr. Arshdeep Singh Khurana, Ms.; Sulakshan; Vedartham; Ms.; Khush vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT — Delhi High Court (2025)
• ADNAN NISAR vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT — Delhi High Court (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §80 — Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction