¹[54. (1) Any police-officer may, without an order from a Magistrate and without warrant, arrest-

firstly, any person who commits, in the presence of a police-officer, a cognizable offence;

secondly, any person against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may extend to seven years, whether with or without fine, if the following conditions are satisfied, namely:-

    (i) the police-officer has reason to believe, on the basis of such complaint, information, or suspicion that such person has committed the said offence; and

    (ii) the police-officer is satisfied that such arrest is necessary-

        (a) to prevent such person from committing any further offence; or

        (b) for proper investigation of the offence; or

        (c) to prevent such person from causing the evidence of the offence to disappear or tampering with such evidence in any manner; or

        (d) to prevent such person from making any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the police-officer; or

        (e) as unless such person is arrested, his presence in the Court whenever required cannot be ensured;

            and the police-officer shall record while making such arrest, his reasons in writing:

            Provided that a police-officer shall, in all cases where the arrest of a person is not required under the provisions of this sub-section, record the reasons in writing for not making the arrest;

thirdly, any person against whom credible information has been received that he has committed a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to more than seven years whether with or without fine, or with death sentence and the police-officer has reason to believe, on the basis of that information, that such person has committed the said offence;

fourthly, any person having in his possession without lawful excuse, the burden of proving which excuse shall lie on such person, any implement of house breaking;

fifthly, any person who has been proclaimed as an offender either under this Code or by order of the Government;

sixthly, any person in whose possession anything is found which may reasonably be suspected to be stolen property and who may reasonably be suspected of having committed an offence with reference to such thing;

seventhly, any person who obstructs a police-officer while in the execution of his duty, or who has escaped, or attempts to escape, from lawful custody;

eighthly, any person who is reasonably suspected of being a deserter from the armed forces of Bangladesh;

ninthly, any person who has been concerned in, or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received or a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been concerned in, any act committed at any place out of Bangladesh, which, if committed in Bangladesh, would have been punishable as an offence, and for which he is, under any law relating to extradition, or otherwise, liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in Bangladesh;

tenthly, any released convict committing a breach of any rule made under section 565, sub-section (3);

eleventhly, any person for whose arrest a requisition, has been received from another police-officer, provided that the requisition specifies the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made and it appears therefrom that the person might lawfully be arrested without a warrant by the officer who issued the requisition.

(2) No police-officer shall arrest a person under this section for the purpose of detaining him under any law providing for preventive detention.]