Which section of BNSS mandates the appointment of a designated police officer in each district and police station to provide information about arrested individuals to the general public?
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Section 37 institutionalizes transparency in the arrest process by designating specific officers responsible for disseminating arrest information. This provision operationalizes the D.K. Basu guidelines and Article 22(1) of the Constitution (right to be informed of grounds of arrest). It prevents secret detentions and ensures families can locate arrested persons promptly.
The text reads: Section 37 BNSS: A designated police officer in every district and police station shall make available information about arrested persons to their families and the general public.
New statutory provision. Under CrPC, this obligation existed only through SC guidelines (D.K. Basu vs. State of W.B., 1997), not statute.