Cantonments Act,1924
Act No : 2
Section : ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT
SECTION 250: ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT
- Any member of the police force employed in a cantonment may, without a warrant, arrest any person committing in his view a breach of any of the provisions of this Act which are specified in Schedule IV Provided that -
(a) in the case ofthe breach of any such provision as is specified in Part B of Schedule IV, no person shall be so arrested who consents to give his name and address, unless there is reasonable ground for doubting the accuracy ofthe name or address so given, the burden of 'proof of which shall lie on the arresting officer, and no person so arrested shall be detained after his name and address have been ascertained; and
(b) no person shall be so arrested for an offence undersection 236except -
(i) at the request of the person importuned or of a military officer in whose presence the offence,was committed; or
(ii) by or at the request of a member ofthe Militaryb[Naval] or Air Force Police, who is employed in the cantonment and authorised in this behalf by thea[Officer Command- ing the station], and in whose presence the offence was committed or by or at the request of any police officer not below the rank of a sub-inspector who is employed in the cantonment and authorised in this behalf by thea[Officer Commanding the station].
Act l5 of l983,Clause l42.- Insection 250of the Act, the word "Naval" is being introduced to cover persons in the employment of the Indian Navy. This amendment iss consequent to the amendment ofsection 3(vide clause 3). - Gaz. of Ind.. 9-7-1982. Pt II, S. 2, Ext., P. 57 (No. 26)
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