Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter VI: Processes to Compel Appearance · B.–Warrant of arrest
Section 74: Warrant directed to police officer
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
In plain words
A warrant addressed to a police officer can also be executed by any other police officer whose name is endorsed on it by the officer it was addressed to.
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Official text
A warrant directed to any police officer may also be executed by any other police officer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed.
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Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 74
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