Section 37 - Arrest and searches

Section 37 of Arms Act 1959 : Arrest and searches

Save as otherwise provided in this Act,-
(a) all arrests and searches made under this Act or under any rules made thereunder shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the 1[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], relating respectively to arrests and searches made under that Code;

(b) any person arrested and any arms or ammunition seized under this Act by a person not being a magistrate or a police officer shall be delivered without delay to the officer in charge of the nearest police station and that officer shall-

(i) either release that person on his executing a bond with or without sureties to appear before a magistrate and keep the things seized in his custody till the appearance of that person before the magistrate, or

(ii) should that person fail to execute the bond and to furnish, if so required, sufficient sureties, produce that person and those things without delay before the magistrate.

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1. Subs. by Act 25 of 1983, s. 14, for �Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)� (w.e.f. 22-6-1983) 

Section 21 Deposit of arms, etc., on possession ceasing to be lawful

Section 22 Search and seizure by magistrate

Section 23 Search of vessels, vehicles for arms, etc

Section 24 Seizure and detention under orders of the Central Government

Section 24A Prohibition as to possession of notified arms in disturbed areas, etc

Section 24B Prohibition as to carrying of notified arms in or through public places in disturbed areas, etc

Section 25 Punishment for certain offences

Section 26 Secret contraventions

Section 27 Punishment for using arms, etc

Section 28 Punishment for use and possession of firearms or imitation firearms in certain cases

Section 29 Punishment for knowingly purchasing arms, etc., from unlicensed person or for delivering arms, etc., to person not entitled to possess the same.

Section 30 Punishment for contravention of licence or rule

Section 31 Punishment for subsequent offences and Section 32 Power to confiscate

Section 33 Offences by companies

Section 34 Sanction of Central Government for warehousing of arms

Section 35 Criminal responsibility of persons in occupation of premises in certain cases.

Section 36 Information to be given regarding certain offences

Section 37 Arrest and searches

Section 38 Offences to be cognizable, Section 39 Previous sanction of the district magistrate necessary in certain cases, Section 40 Protection of action taken in good faith

Section 41 Power to exempt

Section 42 Power to take census of firearms

Section 43 Power to delegate

Section 44 Power to make rules

Section 45 Act not to apply in certain cases, Section 46 Repeal of Act 11 of 1878