Section 43
Police Officer may require assistance. Penalty for refusal to assist.
The Madras District Police Act, 1859
About this Act
An Act for the better regulation of the Police within the Territories subject to the Presidency of Fort St. George.
If any Police Officer
shall at any time find himself unable to effect an arrest, it shall be lawful for him to require any and every
person present to assist and aid him in making the arrest; and any person who shall refuse or neglect to
comply with such requisition, shall be liable, on conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding
fifty Rupees, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or both.