Section Text
Any member of the police force employed in a cantonment may, without a warrant, arrest any person committing in his view a breach of any of the provisions of this Act which are specified in Schedule IV :
Provided that--
(a) in the case of a breach of any such provisions as is specified in Pan B of Schedule IV no person shall be so arrested who
consents to give his name and address, unless there is reasonable ground for doubting the accuracy of the name or
address so given, the burden of proof of which shall lie on the arresting officer, and no person so arrested shall be
detained after his name and address have been ascertained; and
(b) no person shall be so arrested for an offence under section 236 except:--
(i) at the request of the person importuned or of a military officer in whose presence the offence was committed; or
(ii) by or at the request of a member of the Military1[,Naval] or Air Force Police, who is employed in the
cantonment and authorised in this behalf by the2[Officer Commanding the station], and in whose presence the
offence was committed or by or at the request of any police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector who is
employed in the cantonment and authorised in this behalf by the2[Officer Commanding the station].
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1. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 142 (w.e.f. 1-10-1983).
2. Substituted by Act 7 of 1925, section 14, for "Commanding Officer of the cantonment".