The text is substantially unchanged
BNSS Section 74 is now CrPC Section 72
74. Warrants to whom directed.
Old law
BNSS §74
74. Warrants to whom directed.
74. (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.
Read more: BNSS §74(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.
New law
CrPC §72
72. Warrants to whom directed.
72. (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.
Read more: CrPC §72(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.
Cases registered before 1 July 2024 continue under the old code. This is educational information, not legal advice.