Section 14
Arrest
14. Arrest:
(1) Police personnel conducting investigation relating to any crime under this Act may arrest a person if there is reasonable ground to suspect about the
involvement in the crime, and the person so arrested shall not be detained without giving the notice explaining the cause of arrest.
(2) Any witness to a crime may take into custody of the person committing the crime and hand over that person to the nearby Police Office.
(3) In case, it requires arresting a person pursuant to Sub-Section (1) an order shall be given to him/her to voluntarily surrender explaining the cause of the need
for such arrest. If such person does not surrender and tries to escape or avoid the arrest, then the Police personnel may use force to arrest such person.
(4) Incase it requires to arrest a woman, as far as possible, woman police personnel shall be caused for the same.
(5) While conducting a body search of the arrested person, the Police personnel involved in arrest shall take into possession any evidential document or
any other object or arms and ammunition, weapons recovered in such search and prepare a muchulka (recognizance/deed) thereof.