Delhi Police Act : Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested. Indian Bare Acts :

Delhi Police Act,1978

Act No : 34

Section : Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested.

125.Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested. - Any police officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily delays the forwarding of any person arrested to a Magistrate or to any other authority to whom he is legally bound to forward such person, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may ex- tend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. 328