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Section 55 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
55. Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.
(1) When any officer in charge of a police station or any police officer making an investigation under Chapter XIII requires any officer subordinate to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may lawfully be arrested without a warrant, he shall deliver to the officer required to make the arrest an order in writing, specifying the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made and the officer so required shall, before making the arrest, notify to the person to be arrested the substance of the order and, if so required by such person, shall show him the order.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect the power of a police officer to arrest a person under section 35.
Related Sections
- Section 224: Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case
- Section 231: Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
- Section 430: Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
- Section 104: Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
- Section 45: Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions