Section 81 BNSS: Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 81 BNSS at a Glance

Section 81 BNSS deals with warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction. It replaced Section 79 CrPC on 1 July 2024.

Was CrPC

Section 79 →

Section 81 BNSS Bare Act Text

(1) When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed.

(2) Such Magistrate or police officer shall endorse his name thereon and such endorsement shall be sufficient authority to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed to execute the same, and the local police shall, if so required, assist such officer in executing such warrant.

(3) Whenever there is reason to believe that the delay occasioned by obtaining the endorsement of the Magistrate or police officer within whose local jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed will prevent such execution, the police officer to whom it is directed may execute the same without such endorsement in any place beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court which issued it.

Source: Section 81, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 81 BNSS in Simple Words

Section 81 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with a warrant directed to a police officer that is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing it. Under Section 81(1) BNSS, the police officer shall ordinarily take the warrant for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed.

Under Section 81(2) BNSS, such endorsement shall be sufficient authority to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed to execute the warrant, and the local police shall, if so required, assist such officer. Under Section 81(3) BNSS, the police officer may execute the warrant without such endorsement where there is reason to believe that the delay occasioned by obtaining it will prevent such execution.

When Section 81 BNSS Applies

  • Section 81(1) BNSS applies to a warrant directed to a police officer that is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing it.
  • The police officer ordinarily takes the warrant for endorsement to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed.
  • Such endorsement is sufficient authority to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed to execute the warrant.
  • The local police shall, if so required, assist the police officer in executing the warrant.
  • The police officer to whom the warrant is directed may execute it without endorsement where there is reason to believe that the delay occasioned by obtaining the endorsement will prevent such execution.

Example of Section 81 BNSS

Farhan is a police officer holding a warrant of arrest, issued by a Court in one district, to be executed in another district. Farhan ordinarily takes the warrant for endorsement to an Executive Magistrate within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed. The Executive Magistrate endorses a name on the warrant. That endorsement is sufficient authority to Farhan to execute the warrant, and the local police shall, if so required, assist Farhan. This follows Section 81(1) BNSS and Section 81(2) BNSS.

When Section 81 BNSS Does Not Apply

  • Section 81(1) BNSS speaks of a warrant directed to a police officer. It does not deal with a warrant forwarded by the Court to an Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police.
  • Section 81(2) BNSS speaks of assistance by the local police to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed. It does not deal with the grant of bail.

Section 81 BNSS in the CrPC (Previous Law)

Section 81 BNSS replaced Section 79 CrPC from 1 July 2024.

Section 79 CrPC became Section 81 BNSS from 1 July 2024. Both have the same heading and the same text. The section number and the name of the Act differ. Neither section refers to another section.

Each sub-section below names its own source.

FAQs on Section 81 BNSS

What must a police officer do under Section 81(1) BNSS?▼

When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed.

What is the effect of the endorsement under Section 81(2) BNSS?▼

Such Magistrate or police officer shall endorse his name thereon, and such endorsement shall be sufficient authority to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed to execute the same. The local police shall, if so required, assist such officer in executing such warrant.

When may the police officer execute the warrant without endorsement under Section 81(3) BNSS?▼

Whenever there is reason to believe that the delay occasioned by obtaining the endorsement of the Magistrate or police officer within whose local jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed will prevent such execution, the police officer to whom it is directed may execute the same without such endorsement in any place beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court which issued it.

What changed from Section 79 CrPC to Section 81 BNSS from 1 July 2024?▼

Section 81 BNSS has the same heading and the same text as Section 79 CrPC. Only the section number and the name of the Act differ.

Section 81 BNSS: Sub-sections Explained

Section 81(1) BNSS: Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction

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Bare Act Text

(1) When a warrant directed to a police officer is to be executed beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing the same, he shall ordinarily take it for endorsement either to an Executive Magistrate or to a police officer not below the rank of an officer in charge of a police station, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed.

Previous Law

CrPC 79 → Section 81(1) BNSS

Section 81(2) BNSS: Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction

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Bare Act Text

(2) Such Magistrate or police officer shall endorse his name thereon and such endorsement shall be sufficient authority to the police officer to whom the warrant is directed to execute the same, and the local police shall, if so required, assist such officer in executing such warrant.

Previous Law

CrPC 79(2) → Section 81(2) BNSS

Section 81(3) BNSS: Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction

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Bare Act Text

(3) Whenever there is reason to believe that the delay occasioned by obtaining the endorsement of the Magistrate or police officer within whose local jurisdiction the warrant is to be executed will prevent such execution, the police officer to whom it is directed may execute the same without such endorsement in any place beyond the local jurisdiction of the Court which issued it.

Previous Law

CrPC 79(3) → Section 81(3) BNSS

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