CrPC 151 — Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

(1) A police officer knowing of a design to
commit any cognizable  offence  may arrest,  without orders from a  Magistrate  and  without a  warrant,  the  person  so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.
(2) No  person  arrested  under  sub-section (1) shall  be  detained  in  custody  for  a  period  exceeding  twenty-four
hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Code or of any other law for the time being in force.

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