Act Number: 62

Act Name: The Navy Act, 1957

Year: 1957

Enactment Date: 1957-12-27

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Government of the Indian Navy.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Military Affairs

Section 84: Arrest without warrant.
    (1) Any person subject to naval law may be ordered without warrant into naval custody by any superior officer for any offence triable under this Act.
     (2) A person subject to naval law may arrest without warrant any other person subject to naval law though he may be of a higher rank who in his view commits an offence punishable with death, or imprisonment for life or for a term which may extend to fourteen years.
     (3) A provost-marshal may arrest any person subject to naval law in accordance with the provisions of section 89.
     (4) It shall be lawful for the purpose of effecting arrest, or taking a person into custody, without warrant to use such force as may be necessary for the purpose.
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