Section 137: Arrest of persons

137. Arrest of persons (1) Any officer may, without warrant, arrest any person whom he has reasonable ground to believe is involved in the commission or attempted commission of any of the following offences— (a) smuggling; (b) importing any prohibited goods; (c) exporting any prohibited goods; (d) unlawfully conveying or having in his possession any smuggled goods or prohibited goods; (da) money laundering or financing of terrorism pursuant to section 131A (4); or (e) striking, obstructing, molesting or assaulting any officer in the execution of his duty. (2) Every person arrested shall, as soon as practicable and at any rate not later than within 24 hours of his arrest, be referred to the police. (3) The police shall make an appropriate entry of the referrant in the occurrence book of the police station where an arrested person is brought by an officer. (4) Any such officer may use reasonable force to make the arrest. [S. 137 amended by s. 5 (zb) of Act 26 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.]