Section 45Central Act
Section 45: Power of police officers and other officers to enter, search, etc .-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], any police officer not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police or any other officer of the Central Government or a State Government authorised by the Central Government in this behalf may enter any public place and search and arrest without warrant any person found therein who is reasonably suspected of having committed or of committing or of being about to commit a contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 8
Power of police officers and other officers to enter, search, etc .-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], any police officer not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police or any other officer of the Central Government or a State Government authorised by the Central Government in this behalf may enter any public place and search and arrest without warrant any person found therein who is reasonably suspected of having committed or of committing or of being about to commit a contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 8.
Explanation .-For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "public place" includes any public conveyance, any hotel, any shop or any other place intended for use by, or accessible to, the public.(2)
Where any person is arrested under sub-section (1) by an officer other than a police officer, such officer shall, without unnecessary delay, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate, having jurisdiction in the case or before the officer-in-charge of a police station.(3)
The provisions of the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)] [ Substituted by Act 29 of 1993, Section 24, for " Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)" (w.e.f. 8.1.1993).] shall, subject to the provisions of this section, apply, so far as may be, in relation to any entry, search or arrest, made under this section.(4)
The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other provision of this Act.Previous
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