BNSS · CHAPTER IV — Powers Of Superior Officers Of Police And Aid To The Magistrates And The Police

Section 57. Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.

Source: India Code