# The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005, Section 6: Amendment of section 46

- Act: The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act 25 of 2005)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/code-criminal-procedure-amendment-act-2005/section/6/

## Text

In section 46 of the principal Act, after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely :- "(4) Save in exceptional circumstances, no woman shall be arrested after sunset and before sunrise, and where such exceptional circumstances exist, the woman police officer shall, by making a written report, obtain the prior permission of the Judicial Magistrate of the first class within whose local jurisdiction the offence is committed or the arrest is to be made.".

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