No. Police cannot arrest a person under CSR. The CSR is a precursor to conduct an inquiry on a Complaint received by the Police. Otherwise, there is no law which prescribes the Police to arrest a person under CSR.

The CSR came into existence to comply with Section 154 Cr.P.C. provision. Otherwise, it is also to show that all those Complaints received by the Police not necessarily required to be treated as First Information Report [FIR] – Section 154 Cr.P.C. predominantly deals with. Whereas, majority of the Complaints received by the Police are petty issues and / or of civil nature. Otherwise, even the Complaint has a shade of crime and if they fall under the boundaries of non-cognizable offence – either the parties on their own amicably settled the matter before the Respondent Police, or, if not settled, the Police directs them to approach the Court.