Section 61. Arrest without warrant. (ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1952

ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1952
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ENACTMENT, 1952

PART III - RELIGIOUS COURTS
Procedure in Criminal Proceedings

Section 61. Arrest without warrant.

Any police officer and, if no police officer is known to be available, any Penghulu or any Imam may arrest without warrant-

(a)

any person who has committed or attempted to commit in his presence any offence against this Enactment involving a breach of the peace, or

(b)

any person who has committed in his presence any offence against this Enactment and who refuses or fails to give on request his full and true name and address, or

(c)

any person against whom a warrant issued under this Enactment is extant, although such warrant is not in the possession of such Police Officer

and shall thereupon produce such person or cause him to be produced without unnecessary delay and in any event within twenty-four hours before the Court.