Section 459 BNSS: Direction of warrant for execution

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 459 BNSS at a Glance

Section 459 BNSS deals with direction of warrant for execution. It replaced Section 419 CrPC on 1 July 2024.

Was CrPC

Section 419 →

Section 459 BNSS Bare Act Text

459. Direction of warrant for execution

Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.

Source: Section 459, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 459 BNSS in Simple Words

Section 459 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with the direction of a warrant for execution. Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.

When Section 459 BNSS Applies

  • Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place.
  • The officer in charge is the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.

Example of Section 459 BNSS

Meera is sentenced to imprisonment and is to be confined in a jail. Under Section 459 BNSS the warrant for the execution of the sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of that jail.

When Section 459 BNSS Does Not Apply

  • Section 459 BNSS speaks of the direction of a warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment. It does not deal with a warrant for levy of fine, which Section 461 BNSS covers.
  • Section 459 BNSS speaks of the direction of the warrant to the officer in charge. It does not deal with the lodging of the warrant with the jailor, which Section 460 BNSS covers.

Section 459 BNSS in the CrPC (Previous Law)

Section 459 BNSS replaces Section 419 CrPC from the old criminal code.

Section 459 BNSS has the same heading and the same text as Section 419 CrPC. Neither contains a cross-reference to another section.

View CrPC Section 419 →

FAQs on Section 459 BNSS

To whom is a warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment directed under Section 459 BNSS?▼

Every such warrant shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.

Does Section 459 BNSS speak only of a jail?▼

No. It speaks of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined, and the warrant shall be directed to the officer in charge of that jail or other place.

Does Section 459 BNSS speak of a prisoner who is not yet confined?▼

Yes. The words are in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined, so the text covers a prisoner who is to be confined as well as a prisoner who is confined.

What changed from Section 419 CrPC to Section 459 BNSS from 1 July 2024?▼

Section 459 BNSS has the same heading and the same text as Section 419 CrPC.

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Sources: Bare Act Text, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Last updated: 21 Oct 2026 ·