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Section 60 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
60.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 47 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.
Related Sections
- Section 69: Service of summons on witness by post
- Section 432: Power to suspend or remit sentences
- Section 326: Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
- Section 146: Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
- Section 66: Service on Government
Related Acts
- New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019
- Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
- Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023
- Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
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