Criminal Procedure Code

Section 3. - General provisions

Art 56. Arrest how made

(1) The police officer making an arrest shall first establish the identity of the person to be arrested.

(2) Where the arrest is made with a warrant, the police officer shall read out the warrant to the person to be arrested and shall show it to the person arrested if he so requests.

(3) He shall then actually touch or confine the body of the person to be arrested unless there be a submission to his custody by word or action.

(4) If such person forcibly resists the endeavors to arrest or attempts to evade the arrest, such officer may use all means proportionate to the circumstances to effect the arrest.

(5) The provisions of this article shall also apply to bench warrants.

Art. 57 Assistance may be required to effect arrest.

Where the police call for assistance in making an arrest with or without warrant there shall be a duty to assist where assistance can be given without risk (Art. 761 Penal Code)

Art 58. Handing over of arrested person.

(1) Where an arrest is made the person making the arrest shall without unnecessary delay hand over the person so arrested to the nearest police station.

(2) Where the person making the arrest has witnessed the commission of the offence, he, shall make a statement in accordance with the provisions of Art 30.

Art. 59. - Detention

(1) The court before which the arrested person is brought(Art. 29) shall decide whether such person shall be kept in custody or be released on bail.

(2) Where the police investigation is not completed the investigating police officer may apply for a remand for a sufficient time to enable the investigation to be completed.

(3) A remand, may be granted in writing. No remand shall be granted for more than fourteen days on each occasion.

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