Section 148State of Maharashtra Act

Section 148: Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested

Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested.

Any Police officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily delays forwarding any person arrested to a Magistrate or to any other authority to whom he is legally bound to forward such person, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

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