CrPC § 56 — Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant

Statutory text (English)

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When any officer in charge of a police-station 2[or any police-officer making an investigation
under-Chapter XIV] 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. 2[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.]
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Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.56: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 38, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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