The text is substantially unchanged
CrPC Section 60 is now BNSS Section 61
60. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
Old law
CrPC §60
60. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
60. (1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 47 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Read more: CrPC §60(2) The provisions of section 47 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
New law
BNSS §61
61. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
61. (1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Read more: BNSS §61(2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Cases registered before 1 July 2024 continue under the old code. This is educational information, not legal advice.