Power to seize offensive weapons
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Summary
On arrest, the arresting police officer or any other person may immediately take from the arrested person any offensive weapon found on them. Those seized weapons must be delivered to the court or to the officer before whom the arrested person is to be produced.
Example
Ravi is arrested after a street fight and the officer finds a knife in his pocket. The officer takes the knife at once and hands it over to the court or to the officer before whom Ravi is produced.
Bare Act
Enacted textThe police officer or other person making any arrest under this Sanhita may, immediately after the arrest is made, take from the person arrested any offensive weapons which he has about his person, and shall deliver all weapons so taken to the Court or officer before which or whom the officer or person making the arrest is required by this Sanhita to produce the person arrested.
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