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The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
61. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
If someone escapes from lawful custody, the person who was guarding them can chase and arrest them anywhere in India.
The rules about breaking down doors to make an arrest also apply to this situation, even if the person chasing the escapee isn't a police officer.