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Police Act 1861, 13 of 1861, (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

39 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 4X Police Officer shall not offer any inducement to an accused No inducement to be person by threat o
  2. 6Section 6
  3. 7A Police Officer shall not subject any prosecutor or witness to resI\Titnesses not to be subtraint o
  4. 8Officers in charge of Police Stations sha,ll r.elr'usL lo the lZd,a' _
  5. 9It shall be the duty of t'he Officer in of a Police Station, on &ad officer to make receiving notice
  6. 10The Police Officer autlio~ized by a warrant to arrest a person '11")' breali open any outer or inner
  7. 11If information be received that a person against wholn a warrallt of Breaking ope11 a zenallall arre
  8. 15%T1lcll a sun1moas sliall be directed by a MagisPolice Officer to serve suin11~u.s to tile l l e i ~
  9. 16A summons directed to a Police Officer may be servecl by any S~unmons may be served other Police OKc
  10. 18Tvllell the accused person cannot, be found, and there is no adult male 3l0de of service if acmember
  11. 20A search warrant directed to an Officer in charge of a Police Station may, if such Officer is not ab
  12. 21IVhelz it shall be necessary for a search warrant to be executed out of the jurisdiction of the Magi
  13. 24A
  14. 28Section 28
  15. 31It shall be the duty of a Police Officer who shall receive information Information `to` be comof a
  16. 33A
  17. 38If a person lawfully arrested under the provisions of this Act slrialI Police Officer arresting[esca
  18. 39In order to retakc any person, as provided in the Iast preceding May adopt the same Section, the Pol
  19. 41The
  20. 45Provided that when any complaint is made against a.ny person by name, and tlie case is not of a seri
  21. 48When Any Officer in charge of a Police Station requires any Officer - Procedure when a Police subord
  22. 49It shall be lawful for a Police Officer to pursue with a view to arrest any person accused of any of
  23. 51An Officer in charge of a Police Station may require an OfEicer in When a
  24. 52An Officer in charge of a Police Station may, by an order in writing, \vitnesses
  25. 54X Police Officer shall not offer any inducement to an accused No inducement to be person by threat o
  26. 56Section 56
  27. 57No confession or admission of guilt rxade by any person ~vl~ilst hc Confession nlade while is in the
  28. 58'i;iThen any f ~ c t is deposed to by a Police Officer as discovered by hiul in consequence of infor
  29. 59If the person arrested appears, from the informatioil obtained, to have - committed the offence char
  30. 60No Police Officer shall, without the special order of a Magistrate, Accused not to be dedetain an ac
  31. 61If it shalb appear to the Officer in charge of the Police Station that there is not sufficient evide
  32. 62A Police Officer making an enquiry uiicier tliis Act shall, clay by daJ, naily record of proenter hi
  33. 63The enquiry shall be completed without unnecessary delay, and as Proceedings of the Head soon as it
  34. 64A person accnsecl of any oEencc not bailable shall not be admitted to bail, if there appear reasonab
  35. 67A Police Officer shall not subject any prosecutor or witness to resI\Titnesses not to be subtraint o
  36. 68Officers in charge of Police Stations sha,ll r.elr'usL lo the lZd,a' _
  37. 69It shall be the duty of t'he Officer in of a Police Station, on &ad officer to make receiving notice
  38. 71The provisions relating to warrants for the arrest of and summonses Provisions apl~ficable
  39. 72Section 72