Criminal Procedure

Time Of Making Arrest

Time Of Making Arrest

Sec. 6. Time of making arrest. – An arrest may be made on any day and at any time of the day or night.

Sec. 7. Method of arrest by officer by virtue of warrant. –  When  making  an  arrest  by  virtue  of  a  warrant,  the  officer  shall inform the person to be arrested of the cause of the arrest and the  fact that a warrant has been issued for his arrest, except when he flees  or  forcibly  resists  before  the  officer  has  opportunity  to  so inform him, or when the giving of such information will imperil the arrest. The officer need not have the  warrant  in his possession at the time of the arrest but after the arrest, if the person arrested so requires, the warrant shall be shown to him as soon as practicable.
 
Sec. 8. Method of arrest by officer without warrant. – When making an arrest without a warrant, the officer shall inform the person to be arrested of his authority and the cause of the arrest, unless the latter is either engaged in the commission of an offense, is pursued immediately  after  its  commission,  has  escaped,  flees,  or  forcibly resists before the officer has opportunity to so inform him, or when the giving of such information will imperil the arrest.
 

CAN AN OFFICER ARREST A PERSON AGAINST WHOM A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED EVEN IF HE DOESN'T HAVE THE WARRANT WITH HIM?

> Yes,  but  after  the  arrest,  if  the  person  arrested  requires,  the warrant must be shown to him as soon as possible.


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