CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
60. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
61. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
60. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.—(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is
rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest
him in any place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 47 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person
making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
61. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.—(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued,
the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any
place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making
any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023