Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Chapter 005 Arrest of Persons
Section 41B: Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
Every police officer while making an arrest shall,-
- bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
- prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be,-
- attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made;
- countersigned by the person arrested; and
- inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend named by him to be informed of his arrest.