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Section 171 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
171. Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint.-
No complainant or witness on his way to any Court shall be required to accompany a police officer, or shall be subjected to unnecessary restraint or inconvenience, or required to give any security for his appearance other than his own bond:
Provided that, if any complainant or witness refuses to attend or to execute a bond as directed in section 170, the officer in charge of the police station may forward him in custody to the Magistrate, who may detain him in custody until he executes such bond, or until the hearing of the case is completed.
Related Sections
- Section 481: Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- Section 323: Procedure when, after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
- Section 117: Order to give security
- Section 458: Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
- Section 210: Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of the same offence
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