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,-

  1. bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
  2. prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be,-
    1. 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;
    2. countersigned by the person arrested; and
  3. 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.


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