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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Power, on escape, to pursue and retake

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 2 of 1974

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Section 60 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with power, on escape, to pursue and retake. 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.

(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 47 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. 2[60A. Arrest to be made strictly according to the Code .- No arrest shall be made except in accordance with the provisions of this Code or any other law for the time being in force providing for arrest.] CHAPTER VI PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE A .- Summons

Section 60, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

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This section refers to

  1. s. 47 Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested

Questions about Section 60

What does Section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?

Section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Power, on escape, to pursue and retake". 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.

How do I find court cases under Section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Code Criminal Procedure 1973 60, section 60 Code Criminal Procedure 1973, section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 60 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 47 (Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Code of Criminal Procedure enacted?

Code of Criminal Procedure was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.

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