Societies Act · s 39

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s 39Certain offences non-bailable and arrestable without warrant

(1)

The Registrar, Assistant Registrar and any police officer may arrest without warrant any person —

(a)

who has committed or who is found committing;

(b)

whom he reasonably suspects to have committed, or of committing, attempting, procuring or abetting to commit, or of having been concerned in, any offence against sections 15, 18, 20 or 30 or against sections 41 to 47 and may search or cause to be searched any such person and take possession of all articles found on him which there is reason to believe were used in connection with the offence:

Provided that no female shall be searched except by a female.

(2)

The offences referred to in subsection (1) shall be non-bailable under the Criminal Procedure Code (Chapter 7).