When Police May Arrest Without Warrant

41(1): Any police officer may without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person — (a) who has been concerned in any cognizable offence or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists, of his having been so concerned; (b) who has in his possession any implement of house-breaking; (c) who is a proclaimed offender; (d) in whose possession anything is found which may reasonably be suspected to be stolen property; (e) who obstructs a police officer while in the execution of his duty, or escapes or attempts to escape from lawful custody; (f) who is reasonably suspected of being a deserter from any Armed Force of India; (g) who has been concerned in, or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information has been received of, his having been concerned in, any act committed at any place out of India which, if committed in India, would have been punishable as an offence; (h) who being a released convict, commits a breach of any rule made under sub-section (5) of Section 356. 41(1A): No person concerned in a non-cognizable offence or against whom a complaint has been made of such offence shall be arrested without a warrant. 41A: Where police officer deems arrest unnecessary for offence under Section 41(1) with maximum punishment of 7 years, he shall issue notice to appear rather than arrest.