Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
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28. A Police Oficer in the cases hereinafter menPolice Officer may arrest without warrant in tiomd ma.y, witliout orders from a Magistrate and withcertain cases. out a warrant, arrest
First.--Any person who, in the sight of such Police Officer, shall commit any of the offences specified in the Schedule annexed to this Act.
Secondly.--Any person agzinst whom a rea.sona1jle complaint has been : made or a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been concerned in any such offence.
Thirdly.-Any person against whom a hue and cry has been raised of his having been concerned in any such offence.
Fourth!y.-Any person who is a proclaimed offender.
P;Sthly.-Any person who is found with stolen property in his possession. Sixthly.-Any person who shall obstruct a Police Officer while in the execution of his duty.
29. An Officer in charge of, a Police Station may, without orders from ,a Magistrate and without warrant, arrest or cause to be Tagabotids. `8` arrested any person foulla lurking ~~itliiii the limits of such Station who has no ostensible Ineails of subsistence, or who cannot give a satisfactory account of himself, or any person who is a reputed rohber, housebreaker, 'thief, leceiver of stole11 property knowing it to be stolen, or who is of notoriously bad livelillood.
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30. It shall be the duty of every Police Officer to prevent, and he may Police may interfere to interpose for the purpose of preventing, the cornlnission prevent offences. of any of the offences specified in the Schedule annexed to this Act. - `c`
Source: India Code