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Date: 28-Feb-2025 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Delhi BNSS ARREST INFORMATION RULES 2025

Issued by Government of The National Capital Territory of Delhi · Home Department

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has issued the 'Delhi BNSS (Arrest Information) Rules, 2025' to define procedures for informing relevant parties about arrests made under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Key Changes

  • The rules are applicable to the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  • The rules came into effect on February 28, 2025, the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
  • Defines 'Electronic Communication' broadly to include any form of written, verbal, pictorial information, or video content transmitted via electronic devices.
  • Specifies 'Mode of Information' to include electronic means like mobile phones, social media apps, SMS, landline phones, email, as well as physical means for informing relatives and friends about arrests.
  • Mandates every police officer or person making an arrest under the Sanhita to immediately provide information about the arrest and the location where the arrested person is held to their relatives/friends and the designated police officer in the district.
  • Requires every Police Station to maintain a register with details of arrested persons and records of who was informed about the arrest, as per Schedule-I.
  • Schedule-I specifies the information to be entered in the Arrested Persons Register including FIR number, name and address of the arrested person, details of the arresting officer, date and time of arrest, information given to relatives/friends, inspection memo, search slip and verification status.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders Affected

  • Courts: The rules do not limit or affect the power of the Court as provided in the Sanhita or any other law in force.

Suggested Action Items

  • Government Agencies: Ensure public awareness of the new rules and their implications.

Key Entities Referenced

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023: The primary legislation under which the 'Delhi BNSS (Arrest Information) Rules, 2025' are framed. National Capital Territory of Delhi: The geographical area to which these rules apply. Lieutenant Governor of NCT of Delhi: The authority issuing the notification on behalf of the State Government. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India: The central government ministry whose notification S.O. No. 2506(E), dated 28.06.2024 is read with the BNSS act.
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No. 1/4/2024/HP-I/Estt./464 to 472.—In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (3) of Section 48 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023), read with Notification bearing S.O. No. 2506(E), dated 28.06.2024 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, the Lieutenant Governor of NCT of Delhi is pleased to notify the following rules:- 1. Short title and commencement— (i) These rules may be called as ‘Delhi BNSS (Arrest Information) Rules, 2025’. (ii) These rules shall extend to the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. (iii) These rules shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. Definitions- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) “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 telephone, mobile phone, or other wireless communication device, or a computer, or audio- video player or camera or any other electronic device or electronic form, as defined in section 2(i) of the Sanhita; (b) Mode of Information: means the mode of intimation regarding arrest to relatives, friend or such other persons as may be disclosed or nominated by the arrested person given through electronic mode i.e. mobile phone, social media apps (including whatsapp), sms, Landline phone, email as well as physical mode. (c) Police Station- means the place as defined under clause (u) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 2 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (d) “Sanhita” means the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023). (e) “State Government” means the administrator appointed under article 239 of Constitution for National Capital Territory of Delhi and designated as Lieutenant Governor by the President. (2) All other words and expressions shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the BNSS. All means 3. Every Police Officer or other person making any arrest under “Sanhita”, shall forthwith give the information regarding such arrest and place where the arrested person is being held to any of his relatives, friends or such other persons as may be disclosed or nominated by the arrested person for the purpose of giving such information and also to the designated police officer in the district. 4. Every Police Station shall maintain a register for entering the details in respect of arrested person(s) and an entry of the fact as to who has been informed of the arrest of such person as given at Schedule–I. 5. Saving of the powers of the Court: Nothing in these rules shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect the power of the Court as given in the Sanhita or any other law for the time being in force. By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi RAJIV KUMAR TYAGI, Dy. Secy. (Home-I)4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] Schedule-I (Section 48(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) (Refer Rule-4) Information to be entered in the Arrested Persons Register Sl. FIR/DD Name Address Name & Date & Place Name, Date, Time Whether Whether Whether Name & No. No, and Phone No. of Rank of Time of Address & and mode of Inspectio Dossier given Rank of U/S, Person arrested/ officer of Arrest. Tel No. to information n Memo search address address Date & making Arrest. whom given to the prepared slip of the verifying Detained Time arrest/ information relative/frien or not. prepared. accused officer. detention given and d etc of the found . relation with arrested correct or the arrested person. not. person. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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