CrPC Section 41B: Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest

41B. Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest. - Every police officer while making an arrest shall-

(a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;

(b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be-

(i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made;

(ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and

(c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend named by him to be informed of his arrest.

*[Inserted by Code of Criminal Procedure Amendment act, 2008]