Arrest of a person by a Magistrate and a private person - CrPC

Asked in 2019 for 10 marks

When a private person and a magistrate may cause the arrest of a person?


Section 43 of Criminal Procedure Code provides provision for arrest by private person as follows

  1. Non-bailable, cognizable offence committed in front

  2. Proclaimed offender


Section 44 of the Criminal Procedure Code states that a Magistrate can arrest a person under the following circumstances

  1. Any offence committed in his presence, within his local jurisdiction

  2. Competent to arrest the person

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