Section 7: Apprehension of offenders
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7. Apprehension of offenders
Where an offence is committed under section 3, a police officer may,
without any authority or warrant and in presence of an authorised officer,
forthwith arrest the offender and convey him as soon as is reasonably practicable before the Magistrate of the district where the offence has been
committed, to be dealt with according to law.
PART III – EXPERIMENTS
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Questions this section answers
- Can a police officer arrest me on the spot for animal cruelty?