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Section 56

Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.

  1. When any officer in charge of a police-station [7] requires any officer subordinate to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may lawfully be arrested without a warrant, he shall deliver to the officer required to make the arrest an order in writing, specifying the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made. [7] 5
  2. [* * * * * * *] [1] [2] [4] [5]
Annotations (4)
  • amendment [1] the Central Laws (Statue Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960), s.3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”. ↩
  • annotation [2] “or under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881,” omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), s.3 and Second Sch. 3 The word “and” rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1927 (X of 1927), s.3 and Sch. II. ↩
  • amendment [4] Act No. XVIII of 1923, s.10. ↩
  • amendment [5] by the Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 (Order No. 4 of 1949), Art. 3 and Sch. 6 In the N.W.F.P., any police-officer may exercise the powers conferred by this section on a police-officer in charge of a police-station, see the N.W.F.P. Law and Justice Regulation, 1901 (VII of 1901), s.13. 7 Ins. and added by Act No. XVIII of 1923, s. 11. ↩

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