CrPC § 60 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 60 CrPC — Power, on escape, to pursue and re-take
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 61 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 61 — Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India.
(2) The provisions of section 44 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1) although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is not a police officer having authority to arrest.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 61 in full