77. Warrants to whom directed.(1) A warrant of arrest shall ordinarily be directed to one or more
policeofficers, 1* * *; but 2[any Court] issuing such a warrant may, if its immediate execution is necessary
and no policeofficer is immediately available, direct it to any other person or persons; and such person or
persons shall execute the same.
(2) Warrants to several persons. When a warrant is directed to more officers or persons than one, it
may be executed by all, or by any one or more, of them.
78. Warrant may be directed to landholders, etc.(1) A 5[Magistrate of the first Class] may direct a
warrant to any landholder, farmer or manager of land within his district or subdivision for the arrest of any
escaped convict, proclaimed offender or person who has been accused of a nonbailable offence, and who
has eluded pursuit.
(2) Such landholder, farmer or manager shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of the warrant, and shall
execute it if the person for whose arrest it was issued, is in, or enters on, his land or farm, of the land under
his charge.
(3) When the person against whom such warrant is issued is arrested, he shall be made over with the
warrant to the nearest policeofficer, who shall cause him to be taken before a Magistrate having jurisdiction
in the case, unless security is taken under section 76.
79. Warrant directed to policeofficer. A warrant directed to any policeofficer may also be executed
by any other policeofficer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or
endorsed.
80. Notification of substance of warrant. The policeofficer or other person executing a warrant of
arrest shall notify the substance thereof to the person to be arrested, and, if so required, shall show him the
warrant.
81. Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay. The policeofficer or other person
executing a warrant of arrest shall (subject to the provisions of Section 76 as to security) without
unnecessary delay bring the person arrested before the Court before which he is required by law to produce
such person.
82. Where warrant may be executed. A warrant of arrest may be executed at any place in 3[Pakistan].
4[Explanation. In this section, “warrant of arrest” includes a warrant of arrest issued under this Code
as in force in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.].
1 The words and commas “and, when issued by a Presidency Magistrate, shall always be so directed” omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
2 Subs ibid., for “any other Court”.
3 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”.
4 Added by Act. VIII of 1993, s.3, (w.e.f. 201193, SRO1106(1)/93, dated 161193).
5 Subs. by Ord. 37 of 2001, s.23 (w.e.f. 1482001).
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