The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

( ACT NO. V OF 1898 )

[ 22nd March, 1898 ]

Chapter V

OF ARREST, ESCAPE AND RETAKING

B.-Arrest without Warrant

Discharge of person apprehended

63. No person who has been arrested by a police-officer shall be discharged except on his own bond, or on bail, or under the special order of a Magistrate.

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs