Section 25. (1) Whoever, being a registered member of a criminal tribe,

25. (1) Whoever, being a registered member of a criminal tribe,— (a) is found in any part of British India, beyond the area, if any, prescribed for his residence, without the prescribed pass, or in a place or at a time not permitted by the conditions of his pass; or (b) escapes from an industrial, agricultural or reformatory settlement or school, may be arrested without warrant by any police-officer, village-headman or village-watchman, and taken before 58 Criminal Tribes. [ACT III (Penalties and Procedure.) before a Magistrate, who, on proof of the facts, shall order him to be removed to the district in which he ought to have resided or to the settlement or school from which he has escaped (as the case may be), there to be dealt with in accordance with this Act or any rules made thereunder. (2) The rules for the time being in force for the removal of prisoners shall apply to all persons removed under this section or under any other provision of this Act: Provided that an order from the Local Government or from the Inspector General of Prisons shall not be necessary for the removal of such persons. Duties of village-headmen, village-watchmen and owners or occupiers of land to give information in certain cases.