55. (1) When any officer in charge of a police station or any police officer making an investigation under Chapter XIII requires any officer subordinate to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may lawfully be arrested without a warrant, he shall deliver to the officer required to make the arrest an order in writing, specifying the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made and the officer so required shall, before making the arrest, notify to the person to be arrested the substance of the order and, if so required by such person, shall show him the order.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect the power of a police officer to arrest a person under section 35.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 51 Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer
Section 52 Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
Section 53 Examination of arrested person by medical officer
Section 54 Identification of person arrested
Section 55 Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
Section 56 Health and safety of arrested person
Section 57 Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
Section 58 Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours