Section 170. Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
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Act
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section number
170
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The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
170. Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.
(1) A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.
(2) No person arrested under sub-section (1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding twenty-four hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Sanhita or of any other law for the time being in force.
(2) No person arrested under sub-section (1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding twenty-four hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Sanhita or of any other law for the time being in force.
Section 170: Arrest to Prevent Serious Crimes
If a police officer thinks someone is planning a serious crime and there's no other way to stop it, they can arrest that person without a court order.
The police cannot keep someone arrested this way for more than 24 hours unless a judge says they can.
