The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Draft stage of translated version)

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 25th December, 2023/Pausha 4, 1945  (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
25th December, 2023 and is hereby published for general information:—

THE  BHARATIYA  NAGARIK  SURAKSHA  SANHITA,  2023

NO. 46 OF 2023
[25th December, 2023.]

An  Act  to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. (1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(2) The provisions of this Sanhita, other than those relating to Chapters IX, XI and
XII thereof, shall not apply—

(a) to the State of Nagaland;

(b) to the tribal areas,

but the concerned State Government may, by notification, apply such provisions or any of
them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as the case may be,
with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications, as may be specified in
the notification.

Short title,
extent and
commencement.

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EXTRAORDINARY
ꯄꯥꯔꯠ II —ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ 1
PART II — Section 1
ꯑꯣꯊꯣꯔꯤꯇꯤꯅ ꯐꯣꯡꯕ

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ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯨ ꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯀꯥꯕ, ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ 25,2023/ꯄꯧꯁꯥ 4,1945 (ꯁꯀꯥ)
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2023/PAUSHA 4, 1945 (SAKA)

ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯀꯝꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯥꯏꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯅꯕꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯁꯤꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯄꯦꯖꯤꯡꯄꯤ ꯫
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ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤ
(ꯂꯦꯖꯤꯁꯂꯦꯇꯤꯕ ꯗꯤꯄꯥꯔ꯭ ꯠꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ)

ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯨ ꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ 25,2023/ꯄꯧꯁꯥ 4,1945 (ꯁꯀꯥ)

ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯄꯥꯔꯂꯤꯌꯥꯃꯦꯟꯠꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯏꯪ 2023ꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ 25ꯗ ꯔꯥꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯄꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯐꯪꯈꯤ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯐꯣꯡꯏ: -

ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯥꯥꯥ ꯅꯥꯒꯔꯤꯛ ꯁꯨꯔꯛꯁꯥ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳
ꯏꯪ ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯴꯶

[ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯵,꯲꯰꯲꯳]
ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯖꯨꯌꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯟꯨꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯝꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯛ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃ ꯫
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯥꯔꯂꯤꯌꯥꯃꯦꯟꯠꯅ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯆꯍꯤ 74 ꯁꯨꯕꯗ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ: -

ꯆꯄꯇꯔ I
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯃꯤꯅꯔꯤ

꯱. (꯱) ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅꯒꯔꯤꯛ ꯁꯨꯔꯛꯁꯥ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯀꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫
(꯲) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯆꯄꯇꯔ IX, XI ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ XIIꯀ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯣꯏ -
(a) ꯅꯥꯒꯥꯂꯦꯟ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌꯗ;
(b) ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ,

ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯅꯥꯒꯥꯂꯦꯟ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯄꯡꯨꯐꯥꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤ
ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯗ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯄ꯭ ꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ, ꯏꯟꯁꯤꯇꯦꯟꯁꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ
ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯝꯖꯤꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯑꯇꯦꯟꯕ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ,
ꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ
ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯄ



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Explanation.—In this section, "tribal areas" means the territories which immediately
before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of Assam, as referred
to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, other than those within the
local limits of the municipality of Shillong.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. (1) In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "audio-video electronic means" shall include use of any communication device
for the purposes of video conferencing, recording of processes of identification, search
and seizure or evidence, transmission of electronic communication and for such other
purposes and by such other means as the State Government may, by rules provide;

(b) "bail" means release of a person accused of or suspected of commission of
an offence from the custody of law upon certain conditions imposed by an officer or
Court on execution by such person of a bond or a bail bond;

(c) "bailable offence" means an offence which is shown as bailable in the First
Schedule, or which is made bailable by any other law for the time being in force; and
"non-bailable offence" means any other offence;

(d) "bail bond" means an undertaking for release with surety;

(e) "bond" means a personal bond or an undertaking for release without surety;

(f) "charge" includes any head of charge when the charge contains more heads
than one;

(g) "cognizable offence" means an offence for which, and "cognizable case"
means a case in which, a police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or
under any other law for the time being in force, arrest without warrant;

(h) "complaint" means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate,
with a view to his taking action under this Sanhita, that some person, whether known
or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report.

Explanation.—A report made by a police officer in a case which discloses,
after investigation, the commission of a non-cognizable offence shall be deemed to be
a complaint; and the police officer by whom such report is made shall be deemed to be
the complainant;

(i) "electronic communication" means the communication of any written, verbal,
pictorial information or video content transmitted or transferred (whether from one
person to another or from one device to another or from a person to a device or from
a device to a person) by means of an electronic device including a telephone, mobile
phone, or other wireless telecommunication device, or a computer, or audio-video
player or camera or any other electronic device or electronic form as may be specified
by notification, by the Central Government;

(j) "High Court" means,—

(i) in relation to any State, the High Court for that State;

(ii) in relation to a Union territory to which the jurisdiction of the High
Court for a State has been extended by law, that High Court;

(iii) in relation to any other Union territory, the highest Court of criminal
appeal for that territory other than the Supreme Court of India;

(k) "inquiry" means every inquiry, other than a trial, conducted under this
Sanhita by a Magistrate or Court;

(l) "investigation" includes all the proceedings under this Sanhita for the
collection of evidence conducted by a police officer or by any person (other than a
Magistrate) who is authorised by a Magistrate in this behalf.

Explanation.—Where any of the provisions of a special Act are inconsistent
with the provisions of this Sanhita, the provisions of the special Act shall prevail;

Definitions.

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ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ
ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯫-ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ, "ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯏꯪ ꯱꯹꯷꯲ꯒꯤ ꯖꯅꯨꯋꯥꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯲꯱ꯒꯤ ꯉꯟꯅ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ,
ꯀꯟꯁ꯭ ꯇꯤꯇ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯇꯔꯨꯛꯁꯨꯕ ꯁꯦꯗꯜꯨꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯔꯥꯒ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯐ ꯲꯰ꯗ ꯄꯟꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯁꯤꯂꯣꯡ ꯃ꯭ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯁꯤꯄꯥꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ
ꯉꯝꯈꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ, ꯑꯁꯝꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯈꯤꯕ ꯂꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯳) ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯒꯖꯦꯠꯗ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯈꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ
ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯫

꯲. (꯱) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ, ꯐꯤꯚꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, -

(a) "ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ" ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯀꯟꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕ, ꯃꯁꯛ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ
ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯗ ꯇꯧꯕ, ꯊꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ, ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ
ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯎꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(b) "ꯕꯦꯜ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥꯕꯨ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ
ꯕꯣꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ ꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯍꯥꯠꯄꯗ ꯊꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ
ꯀꯁꯇꯣꯗꯤꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

(c) "ꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯁꯦꯗ꯭ ꯌꯨꯜꯗ ꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ
ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯟ-ꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ ꯫

(d) "ꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ ꯗ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯜ ꯊꯤꯕꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ;

(e) "ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ ꯗ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯂꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ ꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯜ ꯊꯤꯗꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

(f) ꯆꯥꯔꯖ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ "ꯆꯥꯔꯖ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯗ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯆꯥꯔꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯫

(g) "ꯀꯣꯛ꯭ ꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ ꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ "ꯀꯣꯛ꯭ ꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜ ꯀꯦꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ
ꯑꯃꯅ, ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯁꯦꯗꯜꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ
ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯐꯥꯕꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ;

(h) "ꯋꯥꯀꯠ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡꯗ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯋꯥꯇꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ, ꯈꯡꯅꯔꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯈꯡꯗꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯈ꯭ ꯔꯦ, ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃ
ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯫-ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ
ꯅꯟ-ꯀꯣꯒꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯃꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯝꯄ꯭ ꯂꯦꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ
ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯝꯄ꯭ ꯂꯦꯅꯦꯟꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ;

(i) "ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯀꯝꯃ꯭ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ
ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯐꯣꯟ, ꯃꯣꯕꯥꯏꯜ ꯐꯣꯟ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯋꯥꯌꯔꯂꯥꯏꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯀꯃ꯭ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ
ꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯝꯄ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯄ꯭ ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯏꯕ, ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜ, ꯄꯤꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯀꯟꯇꯦꯟꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ (ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯃꯗ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗ) ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ
꯫

(j) "ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ, -

(i) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ;

(ii) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯈꯩ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯈꯤꯕ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ
ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅꯤ ꯫

(iii) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯅ, ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤ ꯁꯨꯄ꯭ ꯔꯤꯝ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ
ꯈ꯭ ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯥꯄꯤꯜ;

(k) "ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

(l) "ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ" ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ
ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ (ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ) ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯈꯣꯝꯒꯠꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ
ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ ꯫

ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯫-ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒ
ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯆꯠꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯫



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(m) "judicial proceeding" includes any proceeding in the course of which
evidence is or may be legally taken on oath;

(n) "local jurisdiction", in relation to a Court or Magistrate, means the local area
within which the Court or Magistrate may exercise all or any of its or his powers under
this Sanhita and such local area may comprise the whole of the State, or any part of
the State, as the State Government may, by notification, specify;

(o) "non-cognizable offence" means an offence for which, and "non-cognizable
case" means a case in which, a police officer has no authority to arrest without
warrant;

(p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;

(q) "offence" means any act or omission made punishable by any law for the
time being in force and includes any act in respect of which a complaint may be made
under section 20 of the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871;

(r) "officer in charge of a police station" includes, when the officer in charge of
the police station is absent from the station-house or unable from illness or other
cause to perform his duties, the police officer present at the station-house who is next
in rank to such officer and is above the rank of constable or, when the State Government
so directs, any other police officer so present;

(s) "place" includes a house, building, tent, vehicle and vessel;

(t) "police report" means a report forwarded by a police officer to a Magistrate
under sub-section (3) of section 193;

(u) "police station" means any post or place declared generally or specially by
the State Government, to be a police station, and includes any local area specified by
the State Government in this behalf;

(v) "Public Prosecutor" means any person appointed under section 18, and
includes any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor;

(w) "sub-division" means a sub-division of a district;

(x) "summons-case" means a case relating to an offence, and not being a
warrant-case;

(y) "victim" means a person who has suffered any loss or injury caused by
reason of the act or omission of the accused person and includes the guardian or
legal heir of such victim;

(z) "warrant-case" means a case relating to an offence punishable with death,
imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years.

(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Information
Technology Act, 2000 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in that Act and Sanhita.

3. (1) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in any law, to a Magistrate
without any qualifying words, Magistrate of the first class or a Magistrate of the second
class shall, in relation to any area, be construed as a reference to a Judicial Magistrate of the
first class or Judicial Magistrate of the second class, as the case may be, exercising jurisdiction
in such area.

Construction
of references.

1 of 1871.

2 of 2000.

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Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 3

1871 ꯒꯤ 1

2000 ꯒꯤ 2

(m) "ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯗꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯇ ꯇꯧꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯂꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯂꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ
ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯫

(n) ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯤꯗ "ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ ꯖꯨꯔꯤꯗꯤꯛꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ
ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯄꯝꯨꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ
ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(o) "ꯅꯟ-ꯀꯣꯒꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ "ꯅꯟ-ꯀꯣꯒꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜ ꯀꯦꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯁ
ꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯗꯨ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯂꯩꯇꯦ;

(p) "ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯒꯖꯦꯠꯗ ꯐꯣꯡꯕ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ;

(q) "ꯑꯣꯐꯥꯏꯟ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯇꯧꯗꯕ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯗ ꯀꯦꯇꯥꯜ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯁ ꯑꯦꯛꯠ, ꯱꯸꯷꯱ꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ 20ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯫

(r) "ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ, ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ
ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ-ꯍꯥꯎꯁꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯅꯥꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯔꯝꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯉꯝꯗꯕ
ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ-ꯍꯥꯎꯁꯇ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯊꯪꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯕꯜꯒꯤ ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ
ꯃꯊꯛꯇ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯫

(s) "ꯃꯐꯝ" ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯌꯨꯝ ꯑꯃ, ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ, ꯒꯥꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯍꯥꯖ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ ꯫

(t) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ 193ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (3) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯑꯃꯗ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

(u) "ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ ꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯫

(v) "ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ 18ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯗ
ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ ꯫

(w) "ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ;

(x) "ꯁꯃꯟ-ꯀꯦꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ-ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕ;

(y) "ꯁꯣꯛꯂꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯁꯤꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯇꯧꯗꯕ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯅꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤꯕ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯣꯛꯍꯜꯂꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯣꯛꯂꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯫

(z) "ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ-ꯀꯦꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ, ꯄꯟꯨꯁꯤ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ
ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯃꯁꯤꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯐꯣꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯠ, 2000 ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯌ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, 2023ꯗ
ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯇꯕ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯋꯥꯍꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯊꯣꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯗ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯗ ꯃꯊꯪꯁꯤꯠꯅ
ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯔꯊꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯳. (꯱) ꯀꯣꯟꯇꯦꯛꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ, ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯑꯃꯅ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ, ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯂꯝꯈꯩ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯔꯤꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁꯁꯤꯡ
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯄ



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(2) Where, under any law, other than this Sanhita, the functions exercisable by a
Magistrate relate to matters,—

(a) which involve the appreciation or shifting of evidence or the formulation of
any decision which exposes any person to any punishment or penalty or detention in
custody pending investigation, inquiry or trial or would have the effect of sending
him for trial before any Court, they shall, subject to the provisions of this Sanhita, be
exercisable by a Judicial Magistrate; or

(b) which are administrative or executive in nature, such as, the granting of a
licence, the suspension or cancellation of a licence, sanctioning a prosecution or
withdrawing from a prosecution, they shall, subject to the provisions of clause (a) be
exercisable by an Executive Magistrate.

4. (1) All offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall be investigated,
inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter
contained.

(2) All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and
otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the
time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or
otherwise dealing with such offences.

5. Nothing contained in this Sanhita shall, in the absence of a specific provision to
the contrary, affect any special or local law for the time being in force, or any special
jurisdiction or power conferred, or any special form of procedure prescribed, by any other
law for the time being in force.

CHAPTER II

CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES

6. Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this
Sanhita, there shall be, in every State, the following classes of Criminal Courts, namely:—

(i) Courts of Session;

(ii) Judicial Magistrates of the first class;

(iii) Judicial Magistrates of the second class; and

(iv) Executive Magistrates.

7. (1) Every State shall be a sessions division or shall consist of sessions divisions;
and every sessions divisions shall, for the purposes of this Sanhita, be a district or consist
of districts.

(2) The State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, alter the limits
or the number of such divisions and districts.

(3) The State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, divide any
district into sub-divisions and may alter the limits or the number of such sub-divisions.

(4) The sessions divisions, districts and sub-divisions existing in a State at the
commencement of this Sanhita, shall be deemed to have been formed under this section.

8. (1) The State Government shall establish a Court of Session for every sessions
division.

(2) Every Court of Session shall be presided over by a Judge, to be appointed by the
High Court.

(3) The High Court may also appoint Additional Sessions Judges to exercise jurisdiction
in a Court of Session.

Trial of
offences under
Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita,
2023 and other
laws.

Saving.

Classes of
Criminal
Courts.

Territorial
divisions.

Court of
Session.

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4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II-

ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ
ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ
ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯫

ꯁꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯫

ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ
ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯌꯦꯜ
ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ
ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯫

(꯲) ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ, ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ
ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯗ, -

(a) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ, ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗ
ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯩ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯧꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ, ꯃꯈꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ
ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(b) ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯕ, ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯁꯁꯄꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯛꯊꯠꯄ, ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ
ꯄꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯕꯛ
ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ, ꯃꯈꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ (ꯑꯦ) ꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ
ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯴. (꯱) ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ,
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯗ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ
ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ, ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ, ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯄꯣꯜꯂꯤ ꯫

꯵. ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯑꯃꯠꯅ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯟꯅ-ꯇꯩꯅꯕꯗ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ
ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯑꯀꯥꯏꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯣꯏ ꯫

ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔ II

ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯄ

꯶. ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ, ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇ,
ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ, ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ:

(i) ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁꯤꯡ;

(ii) ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ;

(iii) ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ

(iv) ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

꯷. (꯱) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ
ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ, ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯳) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯈꯏꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯴) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ, ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯸. (꯱) ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯀꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ ꯈꯟꯒꯗꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯳) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ
ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫



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(4) The Sessions Judge of one sessions division may be appointed by the High Court
to be also an Additional Sessions Judge of another division, and in such case, he may sit for
the disposal of cases at such place or places in the other division as the High Court may
direct.

(5) Where the office of the Sessions Judge is vacant, the High Court may make
arrangements for the disposal of any urgent application which is, or may be, made or
pending before such Court of Session by an Additional Sessions Judge or if there be no
Additional Sessions Judge, by a Chief Judicial Magistrate, in the sessions division; and
every such Judge or Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to deal with any such application.

(6) The Court of Session shall ordinarily hold its sitting at such place or places as the
High Court may, by notification, specify; but, if, in any particular case, the Court of Session
is of opinion that it will tend to the general convenience of the parties and witnesses to hold
its sittings at any other place in the sessions division, it may, with the consent of the
prosecution and the accused, sit at that place for the disposal of the case or the examination
of any witness or witnesses therein.

(7) The Sessions Judge may, from time to time, make orders consistent with this
Sanhita, as to the distribution of business among such Additional Sessions Judges.

(8) The Sessions Judge may also make provision for the disposal of any urgent
application, in the event of his absence or inability to act, by an Additional Sessions Judge
or if there be no Additional Sessions Judge, by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such
Judge or Magistrate shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to deal with any such application.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this Sanhita, "appointment" does not include the
first appointment, posting or promotion of a person by the Government to any Service, or
post in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State, where under any law, such
appointment, posting or promotion is required to be made by the Government.

9. (1) In every district there shall be established as many Courts of Judicial Magistrates
of the first class and of the second class, and at such places, as the State Government may,
after consultation with the High Court, by notification, specify:

Provided that the State Government may, after consultation with the High Court,
establish, for any local area, one or more Special Courts of Judicial Magistrates of the first
class or of the second class to try any particular case or particular class of cases, and where
any such Special Court is established, no other Court of Magistrate in the local area shall
have jurisdiction to try any case or class of cases for the trial of which such Special Court
of Judicial Magistrate has been established.

(2) The presiding officers of such Courts shall be appointed by the High Court.

(3) The High Court may, whenever it appears to it to be expedient or necessary, confer
the powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or of the second class on any member
of the Judicial Service of the State, functioning as a Judge in a Civil Court.

10. (1) In every district, the High Court shall appoint a Judicial Magistrate of the first
class to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

(2) The High Court may appoint any Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be an
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the
powers of a Chief Judicial Magistrate under this Sanhita or under any other law for the time
being in force as the High Court may direct.

(3) The High Court may designate any Judicial Magistrate of the first class in any
sub-division as the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate and relieve him of the responsibilities
specified in this section as occasion requires.

(4) Subject to the general control of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, every Sub-divisional
Judicial Magistrate shall also have and exercise, such powers of supervision and control
over the work of the Judicial Magistrates (other than Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates)
in the sub-division as the High Court may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf.

Courts of
Judicial
Magistrates.

Chief Judicial
Magistrate and
Additional
Chief Judicial
Magistrate,
etc.

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(꯴) ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ
ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯐꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯵) ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖꯀꯤ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯡꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ
ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯗ ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖ
ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯂꯦꯞꯇꯨꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯊꯅꯨ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯇꯧꯕ
ꯌꯥꯏ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯖꯖ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ
ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯶) ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯅ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ
ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ; ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ, ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯅ ꯈꯠꯨꯄꯁꯨꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯎꯀꯤꯜꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅ ꯈꯗꯨꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕ
ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯂꯧꯗꯅꯨ, ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ
ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯗꯗꯨ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯐꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯷) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ ꯂꯂꯣꯟ-ꯏꯇꯤꯛ ꯈꯏꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖꯅ
ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯌꯥꯊꯪ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯸) ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁ ꯖꯖꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯉꯝꯗꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯊꯅꯨ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ
ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯨ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯖꯖ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ
ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯂꯩ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫- ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, "ꯊꯕꯛ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ
ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ, ꯐꯝ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯒꯥꯠꯄ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯦ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ, ꯐꯝ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯊꯒꯥꯠꯄ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ ꯫

꯹. (꯱) ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯀꯌꯥ
ꯑꯃ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯀꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯀ ꯈꯟꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ
ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ: ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯀ ꯈꯟꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯑꯣꯐ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

(꯲) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯤꯁꯥꯏꯗꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯳) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯎꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯇ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌꯒꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯁꯔꯕꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯍꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

꯱꯰. (꯱) ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯅꯦꯜ ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ
ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ
ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯳) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ
ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯈꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ
ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯄꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯴) ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜ ꯀꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟꯗ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ (ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯅꯦꯜ ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ)
ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ
ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ, ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯅꯦꯜ ꯆꯤꯐ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕ
꯫



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11. (1) The High Court may, if requested by the Central or State Government so to do,
confer upon any person who holds or has held any post under the Government, all or any
of the powers conferred or conferrable by or under this Sanhita on a Judicial Magistrate of
the first class or of the second class, in respect to particular cases or to particular classes of
cases, in any local area:

Provided that no such power shall be conferred on a person unless he possesses
such qualification or experience in relation to legal affairs as the High Court may, by rules,
specify.

(2) Such Magistrates shall be called Special Judicial Magistrates and shall be appointed
for such term, not exceeding one year at a time, as the High Court may, by general or special
order, direct.

12. (1) Subject to the control of the High Court, the Chief Judicial Magistrate may,
from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Magistrates appointed
under section 9 or under section 11 may exercise all or any of the powers with which they
may respectively be invested under this Sanhita:

Provided that the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate may hold its sitting at any place
within the local area for which it is established.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of
every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.

(3) Where the local jurisdiction of a Magistrate appointed under section 9 or section 11
extends to an area beyond the district in which he ordinarily holds Court, any reference in
this Sanhita to the Court of Session or Chief Judicial Magistrate shall, in relation to such
Magistrate, throughout the area within his local jurisdiction, be construed, unless the
context otherwise requires, as a reference to the Court of Session or Chief Judicial Magistrate,
as the case may be, exercising jurisdiction in relation to the said district.

13. (1) Every Chief Judicial Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge;
and every other Judicial Magistrate shall, subject to the general control of the Sessions
Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

(2) The Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special
orders, consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution of business among the Judicial
Magistrates subordinate to him.

14. (1) In every district, the State Government may appoint as many persons as it
thinks fit to be Executive Magistrates and shall appoint one of them to be the District
Magistrate.

(2) The State Government may appoint any Executive Magistrate to be an Additional
District Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have such of the powers of a District
Magistrate under this Sanhita or under any other law for the time being in force as may be
directed by the State Government.

(3) Whenever, in consequence of the office of a District Magistrate becoming vacant,
any officer succeeds temporarily to the executive administration of the district, such officer
shall, pending the orders of the State Government, exercise all the powers and perform all
the duties respectively conferred and imposed by this Sanhita on the District Magistrate.

(4) The State Government may place an Executive Magistrate in charge of a
sub-division and may relieve him of the charge as occasion requires; and the Magistrate so
placed in charge of a sub-division shall be called the Sub-divisional Magistrate.

(5) The State Government may, by general or special order and subject to such control
and directions as it may deem fit to impose, delegate its powers under sub-section (4) to the
District Magistrate.

Special Judicial
Magistrates.

Local
Jurisdiction of
Judicial
Magistrates.

Subordination
of Judicial
Magistrates.

Executive
Magistrates.

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6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II-

ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁ ꯫

ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯁꯤ
ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ
ꯖꯨꯔꯤꯁꯗꯤꯛꯁꯟ

ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ

ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ
ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯫

ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ
꯫

꯱꯱. (꯱) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯄꯥꯏꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯥꯏꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ, ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ
ꯆꯥꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯈꯪ-ꯍꯩꯔꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯄꯤꯔꯣꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯀꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ
ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯑꯃꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯱꯲. (꯱) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤ ꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ 9ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ 11ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯞꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯪꯁꯤꯠꯅ ꯁꯦꯜ ꯊꯗꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ
ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯃꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯊꯡꯨꯅ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯳) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯹ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯱ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ
ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯄꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ
ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯇ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕ,ꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛꯇ, ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ
ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ
ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯱꯳. (꯱) ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ, ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖꯠꯀꯤ ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜ ꯀꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ, ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯃꯔꯛꯇ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯈꯏꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

꯱꯴. (꯱) ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯈꯟꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ
ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯳) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯡꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯩ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ
ꯑꯦꯗꯃꯤꯅꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯁꯟꯗ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯃꯍꯨꯠ ꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ
ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯪꯗ꯭ ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗ, ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯃꯊꯪꯁꯤꯠꯅ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯴) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ
ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯀꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯵) ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠ ꯒꯕꯔꯅꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ, ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯥꯞꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (4) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯗ
ꯁꯤꯟꯅꯍꯟꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫



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(6) Nothing in this section shall preclude the State Government from conferring,
under any law for the time being in force, on a Commissioner of Police all or any of the
powers of an Executive Magistrate.

15. The State Government may appoint, for such term as it may think fit, Executive
Magistrates or any police officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police or equivalent,
to be known as Special Executive Magistrates, for particular areas or for the performance of
particular functions and confer on such Special Executive Magistrates such of the powers
as are conferrable under this Sanhita on Executive Magistrates, as it may deem fit.

16. (1) Subject to the control of the State Government, the District Magistrate may,
from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Executive Magistrates
may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may be invested under this Sanhita.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of
every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.

17. (1) All Executive Magistrates shall be subordinate to the District Magistrate, and
every Executive Magistrate (other than the Sub-divisional Magistrate) exercising powers in
a sub-division shall also be subordinate to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, subject, to the
general control of the District Magistrate.

(2) The District Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders,
consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution or allocation of business among the
Executive Magistrates subordinate to him.

18. (1) For every High Court, the Central Government or the State Government shall,
after consultation with the High Court, appoint a Public Prosecutor and may also appoint
one or more Additional Public Prosecutors, for conducting in such Court, any prosecution,
appeal or other proceeding on behalf of the Central Government or the State Government,
as the case may be:

Provided that for National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Central Government shall,
after consultation with the High Court of Delhi, appoint the Public Prosecutor or Additional
Public Prosecutors for the purposes of this sub-section.

(2) The Central Government may appoint one or more Public Prosecutors for the
purpose of conducting any case in any district or local area.

(3) For every district, the State Government shall appoint a Public Prosecutor and may
also appoint one or more Additional Public Prosecutors for the district:

Provided that the Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor appointed for
one district may be appointed also to be a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public
Prosecutor, as the case may be, for another district.

(4) The District Magistrate shall, in consultation with the Sessions Judge, prepare a
panel of names of persons, who are, in his opinion fit to be appointed as Public Prosecutors
or Additional Public Prosecutors for the district.

(5) No person shall be appointed by the State Government as the Public Prosecutor or
Additional Public Prosecutor for the district unless his name appears in the panel of names
prepared by the District Magistrate under sub-section (4).

(6) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (5), where in a State there exists a
regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers, the State Government shall appoint a Public
Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor only from among the persons constituting
such Cadre:

Provided that where, in the opinion of the State Government, no suitable person is
available in such Cadre for such appointment, that Government may appoint a person as
Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor, as the case may be, from the panel of
names prepared by the District Magistrate under sub-section (4).

Special
Executive
Magistrates.

Local
Jurisdiction of
Executive
Magistrates.

Subordination
of Executive
Magistrates.

Public
Prosecutors.

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Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 7

(꯶) ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯀꯝꯃꯤꯁꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯄꯤꯕꯗ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯕꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ
ꯉꯝꯂꯣꯏ ꯫

꯱꯵. ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯅ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯀ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯈꯪꯅꯕ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯤꯟꯇꯦꯟꯗꯦꯟ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯇꯨꯅ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯆꯨꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯈꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗ
ꯂꯩꯕ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

꯱꯶. (꯱) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ
ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯊꯡꯨꯅ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯫

꯱꯷. (꯱) ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ
ꯑꯃꯗ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ (ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ) ꯁꯨ
ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜ ꯀꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯃꯔꯛꯇ ꯂꯂꯣꯟ-ꯏꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯤꯊꯣꯛ-ꯄꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯤꯊꯣꯛ-ꯄꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ
ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

꯱꯸. (꯱) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯀ ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ
ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ, ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯞꯀꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗ, ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ
ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ, ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ,
ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯅꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯗꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯒ
ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯅ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯳) ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯞꯀꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯑꯍꯦꯟꯕ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ
ꯑꯁꯤ, ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯁꯨ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ
ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯴) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ, ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖꯀ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯗꯅꯨ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯅꯕ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ
ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯵) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯴) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ
ꯌꯥꯎꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯕꯨ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯈꯟꯕ ꯌꯥꯗꯦ ꯫

(꯶) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯵)ꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜ ꯅꯥꯊꯦꯏꯔꯒ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯔꯦꯒꯨꯂꯔ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯕ
ꯃꯐꯝꯗ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯑꯗꯝꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯈꯟꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ
ꯆꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (4) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ
ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯗꯒꯤ, ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁ ꯫

ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ
ꯖꯨꯔꯤꯁꯗꯤꯛꯁꯟ ꯫

ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯫

ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ
꯫



8

Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section,—

(a) "regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers" means a Cadre of Prosecuting Officers
which includes therein the post of Public Prosecutor, by whatever name called, and
which provides for promotion of Assistant Public Prosecutors, by whatever name
called, to that post;

(b) "Prosecuting Officer" means a person, by whatever name called, appointed
to perform the functions of  a Public Prosecutor, Special Public Prosecutor, Additional
Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor under this Sanhita.

(7) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional
Public Prosecutor under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (6),
only if he has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years.

(8) The Central Government or the State Government may appoint, for the purposes
of any case or class of cases, a person who has been in practice as an advocate for not less
than ten years as a Special Public Prosecutor:

Provided that the Court may permit the victim to engage an advocate of his choice to
assist the prosecution under this sub-section.

(9) For the purposes of sub-section (7) and sub-section (8), the period during which
a person has been in practice as an advocate, or has rendered (whether before or after the
commencement of this Sanhita) service as a Public Prosecutor or as an Additional Public
Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor or other Prosecuting Officer, by whatever name
called, shall be deemed to be the period during which such person has been in practice as
an advocate.

19. (1) The State Government shall appoint in every district one or more Assistant
Public Prosecutors for conducting prosecutions in the Courts of Magistrates.

(2) The Central Government may appoint one or more Assistant Public Prosecutors
for the purpose of conducting any case or class of cases in the Courts of Magistrates.

(3) Without prejudice to provisions contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), where no
Assistant Public Prosecutor is available for the purposes of any particular case, the District
Magistrate may appoint any other person to be the Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of
that case after giving notice of fourteen days to the State Government:

Provided that no police officer shall be eligible to be appointed as an Assistant Public
Prosecutor, if he—

(a) has taken any part in the investigation into the offence with respect to
which the accused is being prosecuted; or

(b) is below the rank of Inspector.

20. (1) The State Government may establish,—

(a) a Directorate of Prosecution in the State consisting of a Director of
Prosecution and as many Deputy Directors of Prosecution as it thinks fit; and

(b) a District Directorate of Prosecution in every district consisting of as many
Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Prosecution, as it thinks fit.

(2) A person shall be eligible to be appointed,—

(a) as a Director of Prosecution or a Deputy Director of Prosecution, if he has
been in practice as an advocate for not less than fifteen years or is or has been a
Sessions Judge;

(b) as an Assistant Director of Prosecution, if he has been in practice as an
advocate for not less than seven years or has been a Magistrate of the first class.

Assistant
Public
Prosecutors.

Directorate of
Prosecution.

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8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II-

ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ
ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁ
꯫

ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯠ
ꯑꯣꯐ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ

ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ-ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ,

(a) "ꯔꯦꯒꯨꯂꯔ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ
ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯗꯨ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ ꯠ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ, ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯀꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ
ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯕ,ꯨ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯀꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯊꯒꯥꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯇꯧꯕ;

(b) "ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ
ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ, ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯀꯧꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯷) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯱) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯲) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯳) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ
(꯶) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯈꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ,
ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯅ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯝꯕ ꯐꯤꯚꯝꯈꯛꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯸) ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠ ꯒꯕꯔꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ
ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯅ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ
ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ ꯇꯥꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ
ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯄꯥꯝꯖꯕ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯅꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯹) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯷) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯸) ꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ
ꯇꯧꯔꯝꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯃꯃꯤꯡ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯀꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗ,ꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯅꯨꯤ
ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯱꯹. (꯱) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ
ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ
ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯳) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯱) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ (꯲) ꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯊꯖꯥꯗꯕ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ, ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ
ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ
ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯗ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯃꯔꯤꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ
ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ:

ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯅ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ
ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯫

(a) ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ
ꯌꯥꯈ꯭ ꯔꯦ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(b) ꯏꯟꯁꯄꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩ ꯫

꯲꯰. (꯱) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(a) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯗ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯈꯟꯕ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ

(b) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ
ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛꯠ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯆꯨꯅꯕ ꯈꯟꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯈꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(a) ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ,
ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯥꯃꯉꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯅ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ;

(b) ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯅ
ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯫



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(3) The Directorate of Prosecution shall be headed by the Director of Prosecution,
who shall function under the administrative control of the Home Department in the State.

(4) Every Deputy Director of Prosecution or Assistant Director of Prosecution shall
be subordinate to the Director of Prosecution; and every Assistant Director of Prosecution
shall be subordinate to the Deputy Director of Prosecution.

(5) Every Public Prosecutor, Additional Public Prosecutor and Special Public Prosecutor
appointed by the State Government under sub-section (1) or sub-section (8) of section 18
to conduct cases in the High Court shall be subordinate to the Director of Prosecution.

(6) Every Public Prosecutor, Additional Public Prosecutor and Special Public Prosecutor
appointed by the State Government under sub-section (3) or  sub-section (8) of section 18
to conduct cases in District Courts and every Assistant Public Prosecutor appointed under
sub-section (1) of section 19 shall be subordinate to the Deputy Director of Prosecution or
the Assistant Director of Prosecution.

(7) The powers and functions of the Director of Prosecution shall be to monitor cases
in which offences are punishable for ten years or more, or with life imprisonment, or with
death; to expedite the proceedings and to give opinion on filing of appeals.

(8) The powers and functions of the Deputy Director of Prosecution shall be to
examine and scrutinise police report and monitor the cases in which offences are punishable
for seven years or more, but less than ten years, for ensuring their expeditious disposal.

(9) The functions of the Assistant Director of Prosecution shall be to monitor cases in
which offences are punishable for less than seven years.

(10) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (7), (8) and (9), the Director,
Deputy Director or Assistant Director of Prosecution shall have the power to deal with and
be responsible for all proceedings under this Sanhita.

(11) The other powers and functions of the Director of Prosecution, Deputy Directors
of Prosecution and Assistant Directors of Prosecution and the areas for which each of the
Deputy Directors of Prosecution or Assistant Directors of Prosecution have been appointed
shall be such as the State Government may, by notification, specify.

(12) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Advocate General for the
State while performing the functions of a Public Prosecutor.

CHAPTER III

POWER OF COURTS

21. Subject to the other provisions of this Sanhita,—

(a) any offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 may be tried by—

(i) the High Court; or

(ii) the Court of Session; or

(iii) any other Court by which such offence is shown in the First Schedule
to be triable:

Provided that any offence under section 64, section 65, section 66, section 67,
section 68, section 69, section 70 or section 71 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
shall be tried as far as practicable by a Court presided over by a woman;

(b) any offence under any other law shall, when any Court is mentioned in this
behalf in such law, be tried by such Court and when no Court is so mentioned, may be
tried by—

(i) the High Court; or

(ii) any other Court by which such offence is shown in the First Schedule
to be triable.

Courts by
which
offences are
triable.

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Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 9

(꯳) ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯅ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ
ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯍꯣꯝ ꯗꯤꯄꯥꯔ꯭ ꯠꯃꯦꯟꯠꯀꯤ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯴) ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ
ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ
ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯵) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯇ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯸ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯱) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯸) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ
ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯈꯤꯕ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯶) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯸ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯳) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯸)
ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯈꯤꯕ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯹ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯱) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯞꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯷) ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯟꯨꯁꯤ ꯆꯨꯞꯄ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ
ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ; ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯅꯨ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯸) ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯩꯅꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯷ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ, ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯟꯇꯍꯅ,
ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯕꯨ ꯊꯅꯨ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯉꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯹) ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ
ꯌꯥꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯱꯰) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯷), (꯸) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ (꯹) ꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ, ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ
ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯅ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ
ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯱꯱) ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ, ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ
ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯈꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ
ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯱꯲) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ
ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯣꯀꯦꯠ ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜꯗ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯣꯏ ꯫

ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔ III
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ

꯲꯱. ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ,

(a) ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(i) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(ii) ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(iii) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯁꯦꯗ꯭ ꯌꯨꯜꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯫

ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯴, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯵, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯶, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯷, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯸, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ
꯶꯹, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯷꯰ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯷꯱ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(b) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕ,ꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯄꯟꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ
ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅ ꯄꯟꯗꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(i) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(ii) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯁꯦꯗ꯭ ꯌꯨꯜꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯫

ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡ ꯫



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22. (1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law.

(2) A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge may pass any sentence authorised
by law; but any sentence of death passed by any such Judge shall be subject to confirmation
by the High Court.

23. (1) The Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass any sentence authorised by
law except a sentence of death or of imprisonment for life or of imprisonment for a term
exceeding seven years.

(2) The Court of a Magistrate of the first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment
for a term not exceeding three years, or of fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees, or of
both, or of community service.

(3) The Court of Magistrate of the second class may pass a sentence of imprisonment
for a term not exceeding one year, or of fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees, or of both,
or of community service.

Explanation.—"Community service" shall mean the work which the Court may order
a convict to perform as a form of punishment that benefits the community, for which he shall
not be entitled to any remuneration.

24. (1) The Court of a Magistrate may award such term of imprisonment in default of
payment of fine as is authorised by law:

Provided that the term—

(a) is not in excess of the powers of the Magistrate under section 23;

(b) shall not, where imprisonment has been awarded as part of the substantive
sentence, exceed one-fourth of the term of imprisonment which the Magistrate is
competent to inflict as punishment for the offence otherwise than as imprisonment in
default of payment of the fine.

(2) The imprisonment awarded under this section may be in addition to a substantive
sentence of imprisonment for the maximum term awardable by the Magistrate under section 23.

25. (1) When a person is convicted at one trial of two or more offences, the Court may,
subject to the provisions of section 9 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, sentence him
for such offences, to the several punishments prescribed therefor which such Court is
competent to inflict and the Court shall, considering the gravity of offences, order such
punishments to run concurrently or consecutively.

(2) In the case of consecutive sentences, it shall not be necessary for the Court by
reason only of the aggregate punishment for the several offences being in excess of the
punishment which it is competent to inflict on conviction of a single offence, to send the
offender for trial before a higher Court:

Provided that—

(a) in no case shall such person be sentenced to imprisonment for a longer
period than twenty years;

(b) the aggregate punishment shall not exceed twice the amount of punishment
which the Court is competent to inflict for a single offence.

(3) For the purpose of appeal by a convicted person, the aggregate of the consecutive
sentences passed against him under this section shall be deemed to be a single sentence.

26. (1) In conferring powers under this Sanhita, the High Court or the State Government,
as the case may be, may, by order, empower persons specially by name or in virtue of their
offices or classes of officials generally be their official titles.

(2) Every such order shall take effect from the date on which it is communicated to the
person so empowered.

27. Whenever any person holding an office in the service of Government who has
been invested by the High Court or the State Government with any powers under this
Sanhita throughout any local area is appointed to an equal or higher office of the same

Sentences
which High
Courts and
Sessions Judges
may pass.

Sentences
which
Magistrates
may pass.

Sentence of
imprisonment
in default of
fine.

Sentence in
cases of
conviction of
several
offences at
one trial.

Mode of
conferring
powers.

Powers of
officers
appointed.

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10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II-

ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ
ꯖꯖꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕ
ꯌꯥꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ
ꯅ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

ꯐꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ
ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤ ꯫

ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ
ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ
ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ
ꯄꯤꯕ ꯫

ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯤꯕꯒꯤ
ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯫

ꯐꯝꯅꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

꯲꯲. (꯱) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯤꯕ
ꯌꯥꯏ; ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯄꯣꯜꯂꯤ ꯫

꯲꯳. (꯱) ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯟꯨꯁꯤ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯒꯠꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯅꯇꯇꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯄꯤꯕ
ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

(꯲) ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯑꯍꯨꯝꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯂꯨꯄꯥ
ꯂꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯡꯈꯩꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯈꯟꯨꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ
ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯳) ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯑꯃꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯣꯛꯇꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯂꯨꯄꯥ
ꯂꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯔꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯣꯛꯇꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯈꯟꯨꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ
ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ-"ꯈꯟꯨꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯈꯟꯨꯅꯥꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕ
ꯄꯤꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯊꯪ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯅꯨꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ
ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏ ꯫

꯲꯴. (꯱) ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯐꯥꯏꯟ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯉꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ
ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯫

(a) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯦ;

(b) ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯐꯥꯏꯟ
ꯄꯤꯗꯕꯗ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯉꯝꯕ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯃꯔꯤ
ꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯈ꯭ ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯕ
ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

꯲꯵. (꯱) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯗ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ
ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯹ꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ
ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯉꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ, ꯃꯔꯥꯜ
ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯅꯨ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯊꯪ-ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯥꯏꯅ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ
ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯃꯊꯪ-ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ
ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯑꯄꯟꯨꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯝꯈꯛꯇꯅ
ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ ꯫

ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯗꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤ ꯫

(a) ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯀꯨꯟꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯁꯥꯡꯂꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏ ꯫

(b) ꯑꯄꯟꯨꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯉꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯅꯤꯗꯒꯤ
ꯍꯦꯟꯕ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏ ꯫

(꯳) ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯁꯤꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ
ꯃꯊꯪ-ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯄꯟꯨꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯃꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯲꯶. (꯱) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯤꯕꯗ, ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ, ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ
ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯅꯤꯌꯝ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯕꯨ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯥꯏꯇꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯅꯤꯌꯝ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯐꯪꯂꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯎꯗꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯫

꯲꯷. ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯊꯕꯛꯇ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪ ꯄꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯗ, ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ, ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯞꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ
ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯫



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nature, within a like local area under the same State Government, he shall, unless the High
Court or the State Government, as the case may be, otherwise directs, or has otherwise
directed, exercise the same powers in the local area in which he is so appointed.

28. (1) The High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, may withdraw all
or any of the powers conferred by it under this Sanhita on any person or by any officer
subordinate to it.

(2) Any powers conferred by the Chief Judicial Magistrate or by the District Magistrate
may be withdrawn by the respective Magistrate by whom such powers were conferred.

29. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Sanhita, the powers and duties of a
Judge or Magistrate may be exercised or performed by his successor-in-office.

(2) When there is any doubt as to who is the successor-in-office, the Sessions Judge
shall determine by order in writing the Judge who shall, for the purposes of this Sanhita or
of any proceedings or order thereunder, be deemed to be the successor-in-office.

(3) When there is any doubt as to who is the successor-in-office of any Magistrate,
the Chief Judicial Magistrate, or the District Magistrate, as the case may be, shall determine
by order in writing the Magistrate who shall, for the purpose of this Sanhita or of any
proceedings or order thereunder, be deemed to be the successor-in-office of such Magistrate.

CHAPTER IV

POWERS OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE AND AID TO THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE

30. Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may
exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be
exercised by such officer within the limits of his station.

31. Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding
his aid—

(a) in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such
Magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest; or

(b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace; or

(c) in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any public
property.

32. When a warrant is directed to a person other than a police officer, any other
person may aid in the execution of such warrant, if the person to whom the warrant is
directed be near at hand and acting in the execution of the warrant.

33. (1) Every person, aware of the commission of, or of the intention of any other
person to commit, any offence punishable under any of the following sections of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, namely:—

(i) sections 103 to 105 (both inclusive);

(ii) sections 111 to 113 (both inclusive);

(iii) sections 140 to 144 (both inclusive);

(iv) sections 147 to 154 (both inclusive) and section 158;

(v) sections 178 to 182 (both inclusive);

(vi) sections 189 and 191;

(vii) sections 274 to 280 (both inclusive);

(viii) section 307;

Withdrawal of
powers.

Powers of
Judges and
Magistrates
exercisable by
their
successors-in-
office.

Powers of
superior
officers of
police.

Public when to
assist
Magistrates
and police.

Aid to person,
other than
police officer,
executing
warrant.

Public to give
information
of certain
offences.

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꯲꯸. (꯱) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ, ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ
ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ
ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

꯲꯹. (꯱) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯂꯣꯏ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ ꯐꯝꯅꯥꯏꯕ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯲) ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯔꯝꯕꯅꯣ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖꯅ, ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ
ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯤꯌꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ
ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯗꯧꯕ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯅꯤꯌꯝ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯂꯦꯞꯀꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯳) ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯁꯦꯁꯔ-ꯏꯟ-ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ ꯀꯔꯝꯕꯅꯣ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯗ,ꯨ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ
ꯁꯛꯁꯦꯁꯔ-ꯏꯟ-ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯂꯦꯞꯀꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔ IV
ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯁꯨꯄꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯇ

ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕ

꯳꯰. ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯛꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯂꯤꯕ
ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯊꯡꯨꯅ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯅ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯆꯞ
ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

꯳꯱. ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕ
ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ ꯫

(a) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯐꯥꯅꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄꯗ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(b) ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯁꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯃ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯝꯊꯕꯗ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(c) ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤ ꯂꯟ-ꯊꯝꯨ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯥꯡꯅꯕ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗ ꯁꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯫

꯳꯲. ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃ ꯊꯔꯥꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ
ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯕꯗ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯕꯗ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯫

꯳꯳. (꯱) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯅ,
ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯀꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳, ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ:

(i) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯰꯳ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯰꯵ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);

(ii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯱꯱ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯱꯳ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);

(iii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯴꯰ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯴꯴ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);

(iv) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯴꯷ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯵꯴ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯅ) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯵꯸;

(v) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯷꯸ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯸꯲ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);

(vi) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯸꯹ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯱꯹꯱;

(vii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯲꯷꯴ꯗꯒꯤ ꯲꯸꯰ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);

(viii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯰꯷;

ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄ
꯫

ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ
ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ
ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅ
ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ
ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ
ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ
ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯄꯨ
ꯀꯔꯝꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ
ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯗꯒꯦ
ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯗ
ꯈꯪꯍꯟꯕꯤꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ
ꯅꯠꯇꯕ, ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ
ꯄꯥꯏꯈꯠꯂꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ
ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕ ꯫

ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ
ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ
ꯄꯤꯅꯕ ꯫



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(ix) sections 309 to 312 (both inclusive);

(x) sub-section (5) of section 316;

(xi) sections 326 to 328 (both inclusive); and

(xii) sections 331 and 332,

shall, in the absence of any reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which excuse shall lie
upon the person so aware, forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police
officer of such commission or intention.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the term "offence" includes any act committed at
any place out of India which would constitute an offence if committed in India.

34. (1) Every officer employed in connection with the affairs of a village and every
person residing in a village shall forthwith communicate to the nearest Magistrate or to the
officer in charge of the nearest police station, whichever is nearer, any information which he
may possess respecting—

(a) the permanent or temporary residence of any notorious receiver or vendor
of stolen property in or near such village;

(b) the resort to any place within, or the passage through, such village of any
person whom he knows, or reasonably suspects, to be a robber, escaped convict or
proclaimed offender;

(c) the commission of, or intention to commit, in or near such village any
non-bailable offence or any offence punishable under section 189 and section 191 of
the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023;

(d) the occurrence in or near such village of any sudden or unnatural death or
of any death under suspicious circumstances or the discovery in or near such village
of any corpse or part of a corpse, in circumstances which lead to a reasonable suspicion
that such a death has occurred or the disappearance from such village of any person
in circumstances which lead to a reasonable suspicion that a non-bailable offence has
been committed in respect of such person;

(e) the commission of, or intention to commit, at any place out of India near
such village any act which, if committed in India, would be an offence punishable
under any of the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, namely,
103, 105, 111, 112, 113, 178 to 181 (both inclusive), 305, 307, 309 to 312 (both inclusive),
clauses (f) and (g) of section 326, 331or 332;

(f) any matter likely to affect the maintenance of order or the prevention of crime
or the safety of person or property respecting which the District Magistrate, by
general or special order made with the previous sanction of the State Government,
has directed him to communicate information.

(2) In this section,—

(i) "village" includes village lands;

(ii) the expression "proclaimed offender" includes any person proclaimed as an
offender by any Court or authority in any territory in India to which this Sanhita does
not extend, in respect of any act which if committed in the territories to which this
Sanhita extends, would be an offence punishable under any of the offence punishable
with imprisonment for ten years or more or with imprisonment for life or with death
under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023;

(iii) the words "officer employed in connection with the affairs of the village"
means a member of the panchayat of the village and includes the headman and every
officer or other person appointed to perform any function connected with the
administration of the village.

Duty of
officers
employed in
connection
with affairs of
a village to
make certain
report.

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ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ
ꯊꯧꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ
ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ
ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ
ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔꯠ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯒꯤ
ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯫

(ix) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯰꯹ꯗꯒꯤ ꯳꯱꯲ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);

(x) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯱꯶ ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯵);

(xi) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯲꯶ꯗꯒꯤ ꯳꯲꯸ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ); ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ

(xii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯳꯱ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯳꯳꯲ꯅ, ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯀꯔꯝꯕ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯄꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯗꯛꯨꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯈꯪꯂꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤ
ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯈ꯭ ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯛꯄ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯗ ꯊꯅꯨ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, "ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ
ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯑꯣꯐꯥꯏꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯳꯴. (꯱) ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ
ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅ ꯈ꯭ ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯛꯄ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯈ꯭ ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯛꯄ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ
ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ, ꯈ꯭ ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯛꯄ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯊꯅꯨ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯍꯟꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

(a) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛ ꯅꯛꯄꯗ ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯧꯅꯅ ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕ ꯄꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯌꯣꯟꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ;

(b) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯈꯡꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯎꯗꯅꯨ ꯆꯠꯄ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯂꯥꯟꯗꯕ, ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ
ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ;

(c) ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯸꯹ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯹꯱ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯕꯩꯁꯥ
ꯂꯧꯗꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ;

(d) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯁꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯐꯤꯚꯝꯗ ꯁꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤꯕ ꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯁꯤꯕ
ꯍꯛꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃ ꯐꯪꯂꯛꯄ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕ ꯐꯤꯚꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯅꯟ-ꯕꯦꯜꯂꯦꯕꯜ
ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕ ꯐꯤꯚꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ;

(e) ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯌ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯌꯥ
ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯰꯳,꯱꯰꯵,꯱꯱꯱,꯱꯱꯲,꯱꯱꯳,꯱꯷꯸ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯸꯱ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ),
꯳꯰꯵,꯳꯰꯷,꯳꯰꯹ꯗꯒꯤ ꯳꯱꯲ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ), ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯲꯶,꯳꯳꯱ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯳꯳꯲ꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁ (f) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ (g)
ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯌꯥ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯌꯥ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ,
꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯌꯥ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯌꯥ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ
ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ

(f) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ꯭ ꯠ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯍꯦꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯅꯤꯌꯝ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔ ꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯏꯝ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯂꯟ-ꯊꯝꯨ ꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕꯗ ꯑꯀꯥꯏꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯈ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯄꯤꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯊꯪ ꯄꯤꯈꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ,

(i) "ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪ" ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪꯒꯤ ꯂꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ;

(ii) "ꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯗꯕ ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯈꯩ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ,
ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯂꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯌ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ
ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯟꯨꯁꯤ ꯆꯨꯞꯄ ꯀꯩꯁꯨꯝꯁꯪꯗ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(iii) "ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯍꯩ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ
ꯄꯟꯆꯥꯌꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯍꯨꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯗ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯡꯨꯒꯪꯒꯤ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ
ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯫



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CHAPTER V

ARREST OF PERSONS

35. (1) Any police officer may without an order from a Magistrate and without a
warrant, arrest any person—

(a) who commits, in the presence of a police officer, a cognizable offence; or

(b) against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information
has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed a cognizable
offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years
or which may extend to seven years whether with or without fine, if the following
conditions are satisfied, namely:—

(i) the police officer has reason to believe on the basis of such complaint,
information, or suspicion that such person has committed the said offence;

(ii) the police officer is satisfied that such arrest is necessary—

(a) to prevent such person from committing any further offence; or

(b) for proper investigation of the offence; or

(c) to prevent such person from causing the evidence of the offence
to disappear or tampering with such evidence in any manner; or

(d) to prevent such person from making any inducement, threat or
promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to
dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the police
officer; or

(e) as unless such person is arrested, his presence in the Court
whenever required cannot be ensured,

and the police officer shall record while making such arrest, his reasons in writing:

Provided that a police officer shall, in all cases where the arrest of a person is
not required under the provisions of this sub-section, record the reasons in writing
for not making the arrest; or

(c) against whom credible information has been received that he has committed
a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
more than seven years whether with or without fine or with death sentence and the
police officer has reason to believe on the basis of that information that such person
has committed the said offence; or

(d) who has been proclaimed as an offender either under this Sanhita or by
order of the State Government; or

(e) in whose possession anything is found which may reasonably be suspected
to be stolen property and who may reasonably be suspected of having committed an
offence with reference to such thing; or

(f) who obstructs a police officer while in the execution of his duty, or who has
escaped, or attempts to escape, from lawful custody; or

(g) who is reasonably suspected of being a deserter from any of the Armed
Forces of the Union; or

(h) who has been concerned in, or against whom a reasonable complaint has
been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion
exists, of his having been concerned in, any act committed at any place out of India
which, if committed in India, would have been punishable as an offence, and for

When police
may arrest
without
warrant.

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ꯆꯄꯇꯔ V

ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯔꯦꯁ꯭ ꯠ

꯳꯵. (꯱) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯌꯥꯊꯪ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ
ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(a) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯈꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(b) ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ
ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯗꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯐꯥꯖꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯐꯥꯏꯟ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯕ ꯌꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯥꯖꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ
ꯃꯄꯡꯨ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ:

(i) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ, ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕꯗ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯄꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯊꯖꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯂꯩ ꯫

(ii) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯂꯩ ꯫

(a) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(b) ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(c) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯥꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(d) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯗ ꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕ
ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯪꯂꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯛꯨꯅꯤꯡ
ꯆꯤꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯤꯕ, ꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(e) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯥ ꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯒꯗꯧꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅ
ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯉꯝꯗꯦ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯏꯕ
ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯦꯖꯟꯒꯅꯤ:

ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯗꯤ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ, ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ
ꯇꯥꯗꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ, ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯦꯖꯟꯒꯅꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(c) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯂꯕꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ
ꯊꯖꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯂꯩ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(d) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯊꯪ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(e) ꯍꯨꯈꯤꯕ ꯄꯣꯠꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯃ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯊꯨꯡꯥꯗ ꯐꯪꯂꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯒ
ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(f) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ
ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(g) ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟꯒꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐꯣꯔ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯈ꯭ ꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(h) ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ
ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯈꯤꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯩꯕ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯇ
ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯝꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ, ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯇ ꯐꯥꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯅ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ
ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ
ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯫



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which he is, under any law relating to extradition, or otherwise, liable to be apprehended
or detained in custody in India; or

(i) who, being a released convict, commits a breach of any rule made under
sub-section (5) of section 394; or

(j) for whose arrest any requisition, whether written or oral, has been received
from another police officer, provided that the requisition specifies the person to be
arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made and it
appears therefrom that the person might lawfully be arrested without a warrant by the
officer who issued the requisition.

(2) Subject to the provisions of section 39, no person concerned in a non-cognizable
offence or against whom a complaint has been made or credible information has been
received or reasonable suspicion exists of his having so concerned, shall be arrested except
under a warrant or order of a Magistrate.

(3) The police officer shall, in all cases where the arrest of a person is not required
under sub-section (1) issue a notice directing the person against whom a reasonable
complaint has been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion
exists that he has committed a cognizable offence, to appear before him or at such other
place as may be specified in the notice.

(4) Where such a notice is issued to any person, it shall be the duty of that person to
comply with the terms of the notice.

(5) Where such person complies and continues to comply with the notice, he shall
not be arrested in respect of the offence referred to in the notice unless, for reasons to be
recorded, the police officer is of the opinion that he ought to be arrested.

(6) Where such person, at any time, fails to comply with the terms of the notice or is
unwilling to identify himself, the police officer may, subject to such orders as may have
been passed by a competent Court in this behalf, arrest him for the offence mentioned in the
notice.

(7) No arrest shall be made without prior permission of an officer not below the rank of
Deputy Superintendent of Police in case of an offence which is punishable for imprisonment
of less than three years and such person is infirm or is above sixty years of age.

36. Every police officer while making an arrest shall—

(a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will
facilitate easy identification;

(b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be—

(i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the
person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is
made;

(ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and

(c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member
of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend or any other person
named by him to be informed of his arrest.

37. The State Government shall—

(a) establish a police control room in every district and at State level;

(b) designate a police officer in every district and in every police station, not
below the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police who shall be responsible for
maintaining the information about the names and addresses of the persons arrested,
nature of the offence with which charged, which shall be prominently displayed in
any manner including in digital mode in every police station and at the district
headquarters.

Procedure of
arrest and
duties of
officer making
arrest.

Designated
police officer.

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14 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II-

ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯔꯤꯕ
ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯒꯤ
ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯫

ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ
ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯫

(i) ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅ, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯹꯴ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯵) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ
ꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯊꯒꯥꯨꯏꯕ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ

(j) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ, ꯑꯏꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯇꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯐꯪꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯒꯗꯧꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯒꯗꯧꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ
ꯇꯥꯛꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ
ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯎꯕ ꯐꯪꯉꯤ ꯫

(꯲) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯹ꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯇꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ
ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯩ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ
ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ ꯐꯥꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯳) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ, ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯱) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛꯇ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ
ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯎꯅꯅꯕ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ,
ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯂꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯈꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ
ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯗꯅꯨ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯴) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯉꯥꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤ
ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(꯵) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅ ꯉꯥꯛꯄ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯆꯦꯐꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯄꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ
ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯔꯣꯏ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ, ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯗ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕ ꯃꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ, ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ
ꯐꯥꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯫

(꯶) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯉꯥꯛꯄ ꯉꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯛꯄꯨ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯄꯥꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯄꯤꯔꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ
ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯄꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫

(꯷) ꯆꯍꯤ ꯑꯍꯨꯝꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯁꯨꯄ꯭ ꯔꯤꯟꯗꯤꯟꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯣꯐ
ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯗꯅ ꯐꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯅꯥꯕ
ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯍꯨꯝꯐꯨ ꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯤ ꯫

꯳꯶. ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

(a) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯆꯥꯕ, ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯂꯥꯏꯅ
ꯃꯁꯛ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄꯗ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ;

(b) ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯦꯃꯣꯔꯦꯟꯗꯝ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯫

(i) ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯏꯃꯡꯨ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯏꯀꯥꯏꯈꯝꯨꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ
ꯑꯃꯅ ꯌꯥꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗ ꯁꯥꯈꯤ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ;

(ii) ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯈꯠꯨꯌꯦꯛ ꯄꯤꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ

(c) ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯃꯡꯨ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯦꯃꯣꯔꯦꯟꯗꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ,
ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯄꯤꯅꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯤ-ꯃꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯂꯩ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯈꯪꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

꯳꯷. ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤꯕꯕ ꯃꯗꯗꯨꯤ ꯫

(a) ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌꯒꯤ ꯊꯛꯥꯇ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯀꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯔꯨꯝ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯄ;

(b) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟꯠ
ꯁꯕ-ꯏꯟꯁ꯭ ꯄꯛꯇꯔꯒꯤ ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄꯤꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ, ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯁꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ, ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ
ꯍꯦꯗꯀ꯭ ꯋꯥꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯗꯤꯖꯤꯇꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯅ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫



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38. When any person is arrested and interrogated by the police, he shall be entitled
to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation, though not throughout interrogation.

39. (1) When any person who, in the presence of a police officer, has committed or
has been accused of committing a non-cognizable offence refuses on demand of such
officer to give his name and residence or gives a name or residence which such officer has
reason to believe to be false, he may be arrested by such officer in order that his name or
residence may be ascertained.

(2) When the true name and residence of such person have been ascertained, he shall
be released on a bond or bail bond, to appear before a Magistrate if so required:

Provided that if such person is not resident in India, the bail bond shall be secured by
a surety or sureties resident in India.

(3) If the true name and residence of such person is not ascertained within
twenty-four hours from the time of arrest or if he fails to execute the bond or bail bond, or,
if so required, to furnish sufficient sureties, he shall forthwith be forwarded to the nearest
Magistrate having jurisdiction.

40. (1) Any private person may arrest or cause to be arrested any person who in his
presence commits a non-bailable and cognizable offence, or any proclaimed offender, and,
without unnecessary delay, but within six hours from such arrest, shall make over or cause
to be made over any person so arrested to a police officer, or, in the absence of a police
officer, take such person or cause him to be taken in custody to the nearest police station.

(2) If there is reason to believe that such person comes under the provisions of
sub-section (1) of section 35, a police officer shall take him in custody.

(3) If there is reason to believe that he has committed a non-cognizable offence, and
he refuses on the demand of a police officer to give his name and residence, or gives a name
or residence which such officer has reason to believe to be false, he shall be dealt with
under the provisions of section 39; but if there is no sufficient reason to believe that he has
committed any offence, he shall be at once released.

41. (1) When any offence is committed in the presence of a Magistrate, whether
Executive or Judicial, within his local jurisdiction, he may himself arrest or order any person
to arrest the offender, and may thereupon, subject to the provisions herein contained as to
bail, commit the offender to custody.

(2) Any Magistrate, whether Executive or Judicial, may at any time arrest or direct the
arrest, in his presence, within his local jurisdiction, of any person for whose arrest he is
competent at the time and in the circumstances to issue a warrant.

42. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 35 and sections 39 to 41 (both
inclusive), no member of the Armed Forces of the Union shall be arrested for anything done
or purported to be done by him in the discharge of his official duties except after obtaining
the consent of the Central Government.

(2) The State Government may, by notification, direct that the provisions of
sub-section (1) shall apply to such class or category of the members of the Force charged
with the maintenance of public order as may be specified therein, wherever they may be
serving, and thereupon the provisions of that sub-section shall apply as if for the expression
"Central Government" occurring therein, the expression "State Government" were
substituted.

Right of
arrested
person to
meet an
advocate of
his choice
during
interrogation.

Arrest on
refusal to give
name and
residence.

Arrest by
private person
and procedure
on such arrest.

Arrest by
Magistrate.

Protection of
members of
Armed Forces
from arrest.

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꯳꯸. ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯅ ꯋꯥꯍꯪ- ꯄꯥꯎꯍꯪꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯋꯥꯍꯪ-ꯄꯥꯎꯍꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ
ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯄꯥꯝꯖꯕ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯒ ꯎꯅꯅꯕ ꯍꯛ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯋꯥꯍꯪ-ꯄꯥꯎꯍꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛꯇꯗꯤ ꯐꯪꯂꯣꯏ ꯫

꯳꯹. (꯱) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯇ꯭