Section 41B

Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

  • Act 2 of 1974
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.

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    Every police officer while making an arrest shall--
    (a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
    (b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be--
        (i) 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;
        (ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and
    (c) 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.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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