CrPC § 151 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 151 CrPC — Arrest to prevent the commission of cognisable offence
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 170 — Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
(1) A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.
(2) No person arrested under sub-section (1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding twenty-four hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Sanhita or of any other law for the time being in force.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 170 in full