Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
Section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power, on escape, to pursue and retake) corresponds to Section 61 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
61. (1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.
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