Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter V: Arrest of Persons
Section 59: Police to report apprehensions
In plain words
Officers in charge of police stations must report to the District Magistrate, or the Sub-divisional Magistrate if so directed, every person arrested without warrant in their station's area, whether or not the person has been given bail.
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Official text
Officers in charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if he so directs, to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits of their respective stations, whether such persons have been admitted to bail or otherwise.
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