seventhly, any person who has been concerned in, or against whom a reasonable complaint has been
made or credible information has been received or a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been
concerned in, any act committed at any place out of 1[Pakistan] which, if committed in 1[Pakistan], would
have been punishable as an offence; and for which he is, under any law relating to extradition 2* * *or
otherwise, liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in 1[Pakistan.] 3*;
eighthly, any released convict committing a breach of any rule made under section 565, subsection (3);
4[ninthly, any person for whose arrest a requisition has been received from another policeofficer,
provided that the requisition specifies the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the
arrest is to be made and it appears therefrom that the person might lawfully be arrested without a warrant by
the officer who issued the requisition.]
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655. Arrest of vagabonds, habitual robbers, etc.(1) Any officer in charge of a policestation may, in
like manner, arrest or cause to be arrested
(a) any person found taking precautions to conceal his presence within the limits of such station,
under circumstances which afford reason to believe that he is taking such precautions with a
view to committing a cognizable offence ; or
(b) any person within the limits of such station who has not ostensible means of subsistence, or who
cannot give a satisfactory account of himself; or
(c) any person who is by repute an habitual robber, housebreaker or thief, or an habitual receiver of
stolen property knowing it to be stolen, or who by repute habitually commits extortion or in
order to the committing of extortion habitually puts or attempts to put persons in fear of injury.
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 The words “or under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881,” omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s.3 and Second Sch.
3 The word “and” rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1927 (10 of 1927), s.3 and Sch. II.
4 Ins. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s.10.
5 Subsection (2) as amended by the City of Bombay Police Act, 1902 (Bom. 4 of 1902), s.2 (1) and Sch. A, omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
6 In the N.W.F.P., any policeofficer may exercise the powers conferred by this section on a policeofficer in charge of a policestation, see the N.W.F.P. Law and Justice Regulation, 1901 (7 of 1901),
s.13.
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