arrest of person

An Arrest is an act of taking a person into custody as he/she may be suspected of a crime or an offence. It is done because a person is apprehended for doing something wrong. 

Arrest has been defined neither in CrPC nor IPC. What all is defined is under Section 46 of CrPC which deals with ‘How an arrest is made’. Arrest can be of two types:

1. Arrest with warrant issued by the magistrate;

2. Arrest without warrant. 

A person arrested has his rights and the person arresting has his duties while making the arrest. 

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