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Nature, Scope and Object of CrPC

Nature of CrPC The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is a procedural law that outlines the process for the investigation and trial of criminal offenses...

Functionaries under the CrPC

The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) provides for the roles and responsibilities of several functionaries in the criminal justice system. Main functionaries under the...

Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices

The Constitution of India has provided for a hierarchical system of criminal courts, with the Supreme Court at the top and the lower courts...

Power of Courts

The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) provides for a range of powers that are vested in the courts in criminal cases. Powers of the...

Section 54: Examination of arrested person by medical officer

(1) When any person is arrested, he shall be examined by a medical officer in the service of Central or State Government, and in...

Section 54A: Identification of person arrested

Where a person is arrested on a charge of committing an offence and his identification by any other person or persons is considered necessary...

Section 55: Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant

(1) When any officer in charge of a police station or any police officer making an investigation under Chapter XII requires any officer subordinate...

Section 55A: Health and safety of arrested person

It shall be the duty of the person having the custody of an accused to take reasonable care of the health and safety of...

Section 56: Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station

A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or...

Section 57: Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours

No police officer shall detain in custody a person arrested without warrant for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case...

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