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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.
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- Section 67: Service of summons outside local limits
- Section 259: Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases
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