58. Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions. A policeofficer may, for the purpose of arresting
without warrant any person whom he is authorized to arrest under this Chapter, pursue such person into
anyplace in 1[Pakistan].
3[Explanation.In this section, “policeofficer” includes a policeofficer acting under this Code as
in force in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.].
59. Arrest by private persons and procedure on such arrest.2[(1) Any private person may arrest any
person who in his view commits a nonbailable and cognizable offence, or any proclaimed offender, and
without unnecessary delay, shall make over any person so arrested to a policeofficer, or, in the absence of a
policeofficer, take such person or cause him to be taken in custody to the nearest policestation.]
(2) If there is reason to believe that such person comes under the provisions of section 54, a police
officer shall rearrest him.
(3) If there is reason to believe that he has committed a noncognizable offence, and he refuses on the
demand of a policeofficer to give his name and residence, or gives a name or residence which such officer
has reason to believe to be false, he shall be dealt with under the provisions of section 57. If there is no
sufficient reason to believe that he has committed any offence, he shall be at once released.
60. Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of policestation. A police
officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions
herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the
case, or before the officer in charge of a policestation.
61. Persons arrested not to be detained more than twentyfour hours. No policeofficer shall detain
in custody a person arrested without warrant for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case
is reasonable, and such period shall not, in the absence of a special order of a Magistrate under section 167,
exceed twentyfour hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the
Magistrate’s Court.
62. Police to report apprehensions. Officers in charge of Policestation shall report to the 4[Zila
Nazim, District Superintendent of Police and District Public Safety Commission set up under the Police
Act, 1861 (V of 1861), simultaneously], the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits
of their respective stations, whether such persons have been admitted to bail or otherwise. 5[:]
5[Provided that in the application of this section to the districts where the local Government elections
have not been held, or the Zila Nazim has not assumed charge of office, any reference in this section to the
Zila Nazim shall be read as a reference to the District Coordination Officer in relation to such districts:
1 Subs. by the Central Laws (Statue Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October 1955), for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation”, which had
been subs. by A.O., 1949, Arts. 3(2) and 4, for “British India”.
2 Subs. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s.12, for the original subsection.
3 Added by the Act VIII of 1993, s. 2 (w.e.f. 201193. SRO1106(1)/93, dated 161193).
4 Subs. by Ord. 37 of 2001, s. 22 (w.e.f. 1482001)
5 Subs. by Ord. 43 of 2001, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1482001).
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