# Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 41B: Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest

- Act: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/code-criminal-procedure-1973/section/41B/

## Text

Every police officer while making an arrest shall- (a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification; (b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be- (i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made; (ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and (c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend named by him to be informed of his arrest. 1. Subs. by Act 5 of 2009, s. 5, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-11-2010). 2. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-2010). 3. Subs. by Act 41 of 2010, s. 3, for "The police officer may" (w.e.f. 2-11-2010). 4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-11-2010).

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