Section 3
Power To Arrest
(1) The police staff may arrest the person without a warrant if he/she finds him/her on the spot committing any of the crimes mentioned Section 2.
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Inserted by Some Public (Crime and Punishment) (First Amendment) Act, 2031.
? Inserted by Some Public (Crime and Punishment) (Second Amendment) Act, 2049.
(2) The chief police officer of a local police station not below the rank of the sub-inspector may, in the course of investigation based on a reasonable complaint lodged by anyone which gives reliable information or
there is reasonable doubt that a person has committed any of the crime defined under Section 2, issue a warrant to arrest him/her Provided that, the person so arrested shall be produced before the adjudicating authority within a period of Twenty Four hours after such arrest, excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest
to such authority and such person shall not be detained in custody beyond the said period except on the order of such authority.
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Inserted by Some Public (Crime and Punishment) (First Amendment) Act, 2031.
? Inserted by Some Public (Crime and Punishment) (Second Amendment) Act, 2049.
(2) The chief police officer of a local police station not below the rank of the sub-inspector may, in the course of investigation based on a reasonable complaint lodged by anyone which gives reliable information or
there is reasonable doubt that a person has committed any of the crime defined under Section 2, issue a warrant to arrest him/her Provided that, the person so arrested shall be produced before the adjudicating authority within a period of Twenty Four hours after such arrest, excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest
to such authority and such person shall not be detained in custody beyond the said period except on the order of such authority.