Power to search a place entered by a person sought to be arrested has

Power to search a place entered by a person sought to be arrested has been provided under

Section 47 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.

Section 45 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.

Section 46 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.

Section 48 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.

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Section 47(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 provides that if a person to be arrested has entered into or is within any place, the person residing in or in charge of such place shall allow free ingress and afford reasonable facilities for a search to the person executing the warrant or the police officer having authority to arrest. This section grants the authority to search such a place.

Section 47 CrPC empowers law enforcement to enter and search a private premise to effect an arrest if the person sought is believed to be inside.

Section 45 provides protection from arrest to members of the armed forces in certain cases; Section 46 deals with the method of arrest (how an arrest is made); Section 48 deals with the power to pursue an offender into another jurisdiction.

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