41ANotice of appearance before police officer
1[41A. Notice of appearance before police officer.-- (1) 2[The police officer shall], in all cases where the arrest of a person is not required under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 41, issue a notice directing the person against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed a cognizable offence, to appear before him or at such other place as may be specified in the notice.
(2) Where such a notice is issued to any person, it shall be the duty of that person to comply with the terms of the notice.
(3) Where such person complies and continues to comply with the notice, he shall not be arrested in respect of the offence referred to in the notice unless, for reasons to be recorded, the police officer is of the opinion that he ought to be arrested.
3[(4) Where such person, at any time, fails to comply with the terms of the notice or is unwilling to identify himself, the police officer may, subject to such orders as may have been passed by a competent Court in this behalf, arrest him for the offence mentioned in the notice.]
Download our fully-offline, High speed android app.- Click here
1. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-2010).
2. Subs. by Act 41 of 2010, s. 3, for "The police officer may" (w.e.f. 2-11-2010).
3. Subs. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-11-2010).
- 41 When police may arrest without warrant
- 41A Notice of appearance before police officer
- 41B Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
- 41C Control room at districts
- 41D Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation
- 42 Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
- 43 Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
- 44 Arrest by Magistrate
- 45 Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest
- 46 Arrest how made
- 47 Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
- 48 Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
- 49 No unnecessary restraint
- 50 Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
- 50A Obligation of person making arrest to inform about the arrest, etc., to a nominated person
- 51 Search of arrested person
- 52 Power to seize offensive weapons
- 53 Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer
- 53A Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
- 54 Examination of arrested person by medical officer
- 54A Identification of person arrested
- 55 Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
- 55A Health and safety of arrested person
- 56 Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
- 57 Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
- 58 Police to report apprehensions
- 59 Discharge of person apprehended
- 60 Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
- 60A Arrest to be made strictly according to the Code