(1) The police shall make every effort to search and arrest the accused of the crime mentioned in Schedule-1 of the Act and the arrest warrant shall be issued to the arrested accused in accordance with Schedule-11.
(2) Regardless of what is written in sub-rule (1), in case there is no reason to arrest, the investigation shall be conducted without arrest.
(3) If the accused arrested according to sub-rule (1) has to be kept in police custody, he shall be detained in accordance with Section 15 of the Act and given a remand in accordance with Schedule-12.
(4) In the case of the accused who is in police custody as per sub-rule (3) and the period of detention has not been paid, at least three days prior to the date on which the case should be filed, taking into account the time required to complete the investigation and decide whether or not to proceed with the case and to prepare the charge sheet and file the case in the court. It should be sent to the public prosecutor's office.
(5) Whenever the accused of the crime mentioned in Schedule-1 of the Act filed in the court is arrested, he shall be brought to the court as soon as possible by the police through the public prosecutor within twenty-four hours, except for the time of travel. The statement of such accused need not be made in the police office.