Question
Legal Studies Question on Criminal Procedure
A person arrested by a private person for committing a non-bailable and cognizable offence shall be re-arrested by a police officer if such person comes under which of the following provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973?
A
Section 41
B
Section 41A
C
Section 42
D
Section 43
Answer
Section 41
Explanation
Solution
Section 41 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, empowers a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant in cases involving cognizable and non-bailable offences. If a private person has arrested someone for such an offence, Section 41 allows the police officer to re-arrest that individual.