The Police Officer has the powers to arrest a person without having received any Warrant of Arrest from the concerned Magistrate provided the person has;
- Commissioned a Cognizable Offence in the presence of that Officer, or
- A Complaint against that person was received on commissioning of a Cognizable Offence, or
- Sufficient information received against the person over commission of Cognizable Offence, or
- Reasonable doubts raised against a person that he has commissioned a Cognizable Offence