(1) When any officer in charge of a police station or any police officer making an investigation under Chapter XII requires any officer subordinate to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may lawfully be arrested without a warrant, he shall deliver to the officer required to make the arrest an order in writing, specifying the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made and the officer so required shall, before making the arrest, notify to the person to be arrested the substance of the order and, if so required by such person, shall show him the order.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect the power of a police officer to
arrest a person under section 41.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
50A CrPC Obligation of person making arrest to inform about the arrest, etc., to a nominated person
51 CrPC Search of arrested person
52 CrPC Power to seize offensive weapons
53 CrPC Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer
53A CrPC Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
54 CrPC Examination of arrested person by medical officer
54A CrPC Identification of person arrested
55 CrPC Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
55A CrPC Health and safety of arrested person
56 CrPC Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
57 CrPC Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
58 CrPC Police to report apprehensions