Description

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 an escaped convict, a proclaimed offender, or any person accused of a non-bailable offence who is evading arrest.
2. The person to whom the warrant is directed shall acknowledge, in writing, the receipt of the warrant and shall execute it if the individual to be arrested is found on, or enters, any land or property under their charge.
3. Once the person against whom the warrant is issued is arrested, they shall be handed over, along with the warrant, to the nearest police officer. The police officer will then ensure that the person is taken before a Magistrate with jurisdiction in the case, unless security is taken in accordance with Section 71.