Lawgist73Warrant may be directed to any person
(1) The Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class may direct a warrant to any person within his local jurisdiction for the arrest of any escaped convict, proclaimed offender or of any person who is accused of a non-bailable offence and is evading arrest.
(2) Such person shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of the warrant, and shall execute it if the person for whose arrest it was issued, is in, or enters on, any land or other property under his charge.
(3) When the person against whom such warrant is issued is arrested, he shall be made over with the warrant to the nearest police officer, who shall cause him to be taken before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, unless security is taken under section 71.
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- 70 Form of warrant of arrest and duration
- 71 Power to direct security to be taken
- 72 Warrants to whom directed
- 73 Warrant may be directed to any person
- 74 Warrant directed to police officer
- 75 Notification of substance of warrant
- 76 Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
- 77 Where warrant may be executed
- 78 Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
- 79 Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
- 80 Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued
- 81 Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
