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A person may get arrested if he/she does something wrong. The arrest of a person has been provided under Chapter V, Section 41-60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.  The reason behind arresting an alleged offender is to ensure that he/she would not tamper with the evidence and that he/she should be present at the trial for which he/she has been charged.  Procedure for arrest Arrest could be made with or without warrant.  A person could be arrested anytime after the issuance of a warrant.  In case the arrest is resisted, the wrongdoer could also be charged with a misdemeanour amongst others.  As has been provided under Section 75 of the CrPC, an arrest warrant should be in writing, signed by the presiding officer and must have the seal of the court.  In case a person’s name has been mentioned in a FIR, then arrest should be made only after preliminary investigation by the police. If an arrest could be made without an arr...

A person could get arrested if he/she does something wrong. The Chapter V, Section 41-60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, deals with the arrest of a person. The purpose behind arresting an alleged offender is to ensure that he/she would not tamper with the evidence and would be present at the trial for which he/she has been charged. Procedure for arrest An arrest could be done with or without a warrant. An arrest could be made anytime after the issuance of a warrant. If the arrest is resisted, the wrongdoer could also be charged with a misdemeanour amongst others. Provided under Section 75 of the CrPC, the arrest warrant should be in writing, signed by the presiding officer and must have the seal of the court. If a person’s name has been mentioned in a FIR, then arrest should be made only after preliminary investigation by the police. If an arrest could be made without an arrest warrant- As provided under Section 41 of the CrPC, police c...