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TypeBare Act JurisdictionMadhya Pradesh Government

The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 Section 151

Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences

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The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 Section 151 is part of The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 - Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

151.Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences.

(1) A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.

(2) No person arrested under sub-section (1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding twenty-four hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Code or of any other law for the Section 152 - time being in force

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What does The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 Section 151 provide?

Section Section 151 of the The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 (Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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