Power to seize offensive weapons
Full Text
50. Power to seize offensive weapons.—The police officer or other person making any arrest under this Sanhita may, immediately after the arrest is made, take from the person arrested any offensive weapons which he has about his person, and shall deliver all weapons so taken to the Court or officer before which or whom the officer or person making the arrest is required by this Sanhita to produce the person arrested.
Plain English Summary
Empowers the police or the person making an arrest to seize any offensive weapons from the arrestee and deliver them to the relevant Court or officer.
Key Legal Elements
- Seizure of offensive weapons
- Immediate action after arrest
- Mandatory delivery to Court/Officer
- Security and evidentiary measure
Practical Note
This is a safety measure to protect officers and the public; all seized weapons must be properly documented in the seizure memo and presented as evidence.
हिंदी पाठ
50. आक्रामक आयुधों को अभिगृहीत करने की शक्ति—पुलिस अधिकारी या इस संहिता के अधीन गिरफ्तारी करने वाला अन्य व्यक्ति, गिरफ्तारी किए जाने के तुरंत बाद, गिरफ्तार किए गए व्यक्ति के पास से कोई भी आक्रामक आयुध (offensive weapon) ले सकता है, और इस प्रकार लिए गए सभी आयुधों को उस न्यायालय या अधिकारी को परिदत्त (deliver) करेगा जिसके समक्ष इस संहिता द्वारा गिरफ्तार किए गए व्यक्ति को पेश किए जाने के लिए अपेक्षित है।