Chapter VI
Section 72 CrPC: Warrants to whom directed
New Law Update (2024)
Section 76 BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Punishment
Procedural – Warrant / Summons Process
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
(1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more police officers; but the Court issuing such a warrant may, if its immediate execution is necessary and no police officer is immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons, and such person or persons shall execute the same.
(2) When a warrant is directed to more officers or persons than one, it may be executed by all, or by any one or more of them.
Important Sub-Sections Explained
Section 72(1)
This sub-section specifies that arrest warrants are usually directed to police officers. However, in urgent situations where no police officer is immediately available, the court has the power to direct the warrant to any other person, who is then obligated to execute it.