৩। উক্ত Code এর section 46 এর পর যথাক্রমে নিম্নরূপ নূতন section 46A, section 46B, section 46C, section 46D এবং section 46E সন্নিবেশিত হইবে, যথা:—

“46A. Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.—In making an arrest, the police-officer or other person making the same shall—

(a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;

(b) disclose his identity and if demanded, shall show his identity card to the person arrested and to the persons present at the time of arrest;

(c) 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 inhabitant of the locality where the arrest is made and where no such witness is available, the reasons thereof be recorded in the memorandum;

(ii) countersigned or thumb-impressed by the person arrested if not refused by him;

(d) intimate, where the accused is arrested from a place other than his residence, to a family member, relative, or a friend nominated by the person arrested, as soon as practicable but not later than twenty four hours from the time of such arrest, notifying the time and place of arrest and the place of custody;

(e) ensure, if any mark of injury is found on the body of the person arrested, the examination and first aid treatment of the person by a medical officer or a registered medical practitioner, as the case may be, in accordance with section 46E; obtain a certificate from the attending medical officer or practitioner; and record the reasons for such injury;

(f) allow the person arrested, if he so desires, to consult a lawyer of his choice or to meet any of his nearest relation, preferably within twelve hours of such arrest.

46B. Entry of arrest in official register, general diary and providing information relating to arrest.—(1) An entry shall be made in the official register by the officer making the arrest, stating the ground of arrest, the name and particulars of the informant or complainant, the name and particulars of the relative or friend, as the case may be, to whom information about the arrest has been given, and the name and particulars of the officer having custody of the person arrested.

(2) Every arrest made within the jurisdiction of a police-station shall be entered forthwith in the general diary of such station, and where the officer making the arrest is not attached to the said police-station, he shall, immediately after making such arrest, cause a copy of the memorandum of arrest to be furnished to the officer-in-charge of the said police-station, who shall thereupon cause an entry thereof to be made in the general diary.

(3) The officer responsible for maintaining the register or the general diary under sub-sections (1) and (2) shall, on demand, be bound to furnish information relating to such arrest to any relative, friend, or neighbour of the person arrested.

46C. Designated Police-Officer for maintaining and displaying information of arrest.- District Superintendent of Police in every district, or Police Commissioner in every Metropolitan area, as the case may be, shall designate a police-officer not below the rank of an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police in every district or Metropolitan headquarters and in every police station, for maintaining the information regarding the names and addresses of persons arrested and the nature of the offence for which they have been arrested; and such information shall be prominently displayed, preferably in digital form, at every police station and at the district or Metropolitan headquarters.

46D. Health and safety of arrested person.—It shall be the duty of the person having custody of an arrested person to take reasonable care of his health and safety.

46E. Examination of arrested person by medical officer.—(1) When any person arrested appears to be sick or bears any mark of injury, he shall, soon after the arrest is made, be examined and provided with first aid treatment by a medical officer of a Government hospital; and if such medical officer is not available, by a registered medical practitioner:

Provided that where the arrested person is a female, the examination of her body shall, if practicable, be conducted by or under the supervision of a female medical officer or a female medical practitioner, or in the presence of a female staff nurse or a female attendant, as the case may be.

(2) Where an examination and treatment are conducted under sub-section (1), a certificate along with the report of such examination and treatment shall be furnished by the medical officer or registered medical practitioner, as the case may be, to the concerned police-officer, as well as to the arrested person or to a person nominated by him.

(3) Where an arrested person, being sick or injured, is produced before the Magistrate, the Magistrate may pass necessary orders for his medical treatment:

Provided that where the arrested person is severely injured or sick in a manner which requires his admission into a hospital and renders his physical production before the Magistrate impracticable, he may be produced through electronic video linkage, subject to the satisfaction of the Magistrate and to such terms as the Magistrate may determine.”।