The Odisha G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 569 CUTTACK, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025/FALGUNA 15, 1946
HOME DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 28th February 2025
No. 8945—PT3-HOME-CPM-MISC-0213/2023—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (3) of Section 48 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023) read with Government of Odisha, Home Department vide Notification bearing No. 22520—PT3-HOME- CPM-MISC-0213/2023, dated the 30th June 2024, is pleased to frame the following rules,—
1. Short title and Commencement.—
(i) These rules may be called as "Odisha Information of Arrested Persons Rules, 2025''.
(ii) They shall come into force from the date of publication of this notification in the Odisha Gazette.
2. Definitions.—
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(i) "Arrest'' means the arrest of the person as defined under Section 43 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023;
(ii) "Book'' means the Arrest Register kept and maintained in every Police Station regarding information of arrest. It shall be page marked and shall be attested by the jurisdictional Subdivisional Police Officer (SDPO) at the opening page as well as on the last page. However, it can be alternatively maintained in electronic form as provided in Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS);
(iii) "Form'' means the form as attached in Annexure "A'' of these rules and shall be used for the purpose of providing information of the arrested person;
(iv) "Information'' means the intimation to the parents, friends, relatives or such other persons as may be disclosed or nominated by the arrested person;
(v) "Mode of information'' means the information given through electronic mode i.e. mobile phone, SMS, Landline Phone, email as well as physical mode; and
(vi) "Sanhita'' means the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
23. Duties of the Police Officer regarding giving information as provided under Section 48 of Sanhita,—
(i) the Police Officer or any other person making any arrest under this Sanhita is duty bound to provide information regarding the offence committed as specified in Clause (e) sub-section (1) of Section 2 of this Sanhita;
(ii) every Police Officer or any other person making any arrest under this Sanhita shall 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;
(iii) an entry of the fact as to who has been informed of the arrest of such person shall be made in the Arrest Register to be kept in the Police Station in form i.e. Annexure "A'' attached with these rules without any delay and shall send the information regarding arrest as specified under Clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 2 of this Sanhita; and
(iv) the information of arrest including complete particulars shall also be given to the designated Police Officer in Control Room at Police Station, District and State as notified vide Home Department, Government of Odisha Notification bearing No. 22523—CP&M-PT1-HOME- CPM-MISC-0136-2024, dated the 30th June 2024, who shall be duty bound to maintain a record of all such arrest. The record shall be maintained in the form as given in Annexure "B''.
By order of the Governor
SATYABRATA SAHU
Additional Chief Secretary to Government3 ANNEXURE-A Information of Arrested Person
Case F.I.R./D.D. No. Dated
U/S
P.S.
District
| 1. Name with alias and parentage of the arrestee | |
| 2. Mobile No./Email address | |
| 3. Present address of the arrestee | |
| 4. Permanent address of the arrestee | |
| 5. FIR No./D.D. No. & Section of law | |
| 6. Place of arrest | |
| 7. Date & Time of arrest | |
| 8. Name, address, e-mail ID & Tel No. whomsoever to convey the arrest information | |
| 9. Name, rank & No. of the officer making arrest | |
| 10. Reasons/ Grounds of arrest | |
| (a) To prevent accused person from committing any further offence | |
| (b) For proper investigation of the offence | |
| (c) To prevent the accused person causing the evidence of the offence to disappear or tampering with such evidence in any manner | |
| (d) To prevent the person from making any inducement threat or promise to any person acquainted the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the Police Officer | |
| (e) As unless such person is arrested, his presence in the Court whenever required cannot be ensured | Address of the accused yet to be verified |
Witness :
Signature of Arrestee
1.
Signature of IO
2.
Police Station
3.
Dated4 ANNEXURE-B Pro forma of information of arrested persons to be maintained by designated Police Officer in
| Sl. No. | Date of arrest | Full name of the arrested person | Father's name | Age | Gender | Address | Cr. No. & Sec. of Law | Name of the P .S. | Name of the Unit/ District |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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