Section76
Warrant directed to police officer
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Summary
When a warrant is addressed to a police officer, that officer may write another police officer's name on the warrant as an endorsement. Once endorsed, the named officer may execute the warrant with the same authority. This applies whenever the original officer endorses someone else on the warrant.
Example
A warrant to arrest Ravi is delivered to a police officer. That officer writes Priya's name on the warrant as an endorsement. Priya can lawfully execute the arrest using the endorsed warrant.
Bare Act
Enacted textA warrant directed to any police officer may also be executed by any other police officer whose name is endorsed upon the warrant by the officer to whom it is directed or endorsed.
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