58. Police to report apprehensions. Officers in charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if he so directs, to the Sub-divisionalRead More →

59. Discharge of person apprehended. No person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except on his own bond, or onRead More →

60. Powers, on escape, to pursue and re-take. (1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody heRead More →

60A. Arrest to be made strictly according to the Code. No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Code orRead More →

61. Form of summons. Every summons issued by a Court under this Code shall be in writing, in duplicate, signed by the presiding officer ofRead More →

62. Summons how served. (1) Every summons shall be served by a police officer, or subject to such rules as the State Government may makeRead More →

63. Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies. Service of a summons on a corporation may be effected by serving it on the secretary,Read More →

64. Service when persons summoned cannot be found. Where the person summoned cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be found, the summons may beRead More →

65. Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided. If service cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected as provided in sectionRead More →

66. Service on Government servant. (1) Where the person summoned is in the active service of the Government, the Court issuing the summons shall ordinarilyRead More →

67. Service of summons outside local limits. When a Court desires that a summons issued by it shall be served at any place outside itsRead More →

68. Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present. (1) When a summons issued by a Court is served outside itsRead More →

69. Service of summons on witness by post. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding section of this Chapter, a Court issuing a summons toRead More →

70. Form of warrant of arrest and duration. (1) Every warrant of arrest issued by a Court under this Code shall be in writing, signedRead More →

71. Power to direct security to be taken. (1) Any Court issuing a warrant for the arrest of any person may in its discretion directRead More →

72. Warrants to whom directed. (1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more police officers; but the Court issuing suchRead More →