Section 61 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.

  1. (1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose
    custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in
    India.
    (2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although
    the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer
    having authority to arrest.

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