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CAN PRIVATE PERSON ARREST AN ACCUSED?

Yes, any private person can arrest a person who commits a non-Bailable and Cognizable Offence in his presence or when he cause to arrest such person who is a proclaimed offender he then produce that person to the Police Officer or in his absence the offender should be produced in the nearest Police Station.

It is important to note that even the Court can appoint a Private Person to arrest an Accused or to bring any person that the Court requires under judicial scrutiny.

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