Section 420 CrPC: Warrant with whom to be lodged

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section 420 CrPC at a Glance

Section 420 CrPC deals with warrant with whom to be lodged. From 1 July 2024 it is replaced by Section 460 BNSS.

Now BNSS

Section 460 →

What Section 420 CrPC Says

420. Warrant with whom to be lodged

When the prisoner is to be confined in a jail, the warrant shall be lodged with the jailor.

Source: Section 420, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section 420 CrPC in Simple Words

Section 420 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with the lodging of a warrant. When the prisoner is to be confined in a jail, the warrant shall be lodged with the jailor.

When Section 420 CrPC Applies

  • The warrant shall be lodged with the jailor.
  • The rule is for the case where the prisoner is to be confined in a jail.

Example of Section 420 CrPC

Ramesh is to be confined in a jail. Under Section 420 CrPC the warrant shall be lodged with the jailor.

When Section 420 CrPC Does Not Apply

  • Section 420 CrPC speaks of a prisoner who is to be confined in a jail. It does not deal with the direction of the warrant to the officer in charge of a jail or other place, which Section 419 CrPC covers.
  • Section 420 CrPC speaks of the lodging of the warrant. It does not deal with the forwarding of the warrant to the jail by the Court passing the sentence, which Section 418 CrPC covers.

Section 420 CrPC Under BNSS 460: What Changed

Section 420 CrPC is now covered under Section 460 BNSS.

Section 460 BNSS has the same heading and the same text as Section 420 CrPC. Neither contains a cross-reference to another section.

View detailed comparison (CrPC 420 vs BNSS 460) →

FAQs on Section 420 CrPC

With whom shall the warrant be lodged under Section 420 CrPC?▼

When the prisoner is to be confined in a jail, the warrant shall be lodged with the jailor.

Does Section 420 CrPC name a time within which the warrant is lodged?▼

No. It reads only that the warrant shall be lodged with the jailor when the prisoner is to be confined in a jail.

Does Section 420 CrPC speak of a place other than a jail?▼

No. It speaks only of a prisoner who is to be confined in a jail. Section 419 CrPC speaks of the jail or other place.

Where is Section 420 CrPC found in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?▼

Section 420 CrPC has no sub-sections, and maps as a whole to Section 460 BNSS.

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Sources: Bare Act Text, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Last updated: 21 Oct 2026 ·