Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter V: Arrest of Persons
Section 62: Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita
In plain words
No arrest can be made except as this Sanhita or another law providing for arrest allows.
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Official text
No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Sanhita or any other law for the time being in force providing for arrest.
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