Calcutta Police Act 1852, 13 of 1852, (Rep., Act 13 of 1856)

Section XLV. Every Officer belonging to the Calcutta Police is hereby

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

XLV. Every Officer belonging to the Calcutta Police is hereby Persons apprehended authorized to arrest with a warrant Any person corn- without warrant to be taken first to the station-house, mitting in his view any offence against this Act, and and if not admitted to bail, to the Police Office. every person taken into custody' without warrant by any Constable belonging to the Calcutta Police, shall be forthwith ta,ken to the, Station-house to which the Constable belongs, in order that such person may be detained, until he can be brought before a Justice of the Peace to be dealt with according to law, or in order that such person may give bail for his appearance before a Justice of the Peace, if the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, or Inspector at the Station shall deem it ~ruden t o take bail in the manner hereinafter mentioned, which he is hereby authorized to do.

Source: India Code