Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
24. Arrest of escaped youthful offenders.
ACT No. V OF 1876.
PASSED BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA IN COUNCIL.
(Received the assent of the Governor General on the 29th February 1876.)
24. A Police officer may, without orders from a Magistrate, and without a warrant, arrest any youthful offender sent to a Reformatory School under this Act, who has escaped from such school, or from his employer, and take him back to such school or to his employer.
Arrest of escaped youthful offenders.
Govt. Central Press.—No. 450 L. D.—7-3-76.—3,400.
Source: India Code