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Section 37. Public when to assist Magistrates and police.
THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
Act no. 2 of 19741974Repealed 1 July 2024All India (Central Act)
This Act was repealed on 1 July 2024 by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), s.531(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
37. Public when to assist Magistrates and police.—Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid— (a) in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such Magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest; or (b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace; or (c) in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any railway, canal, telegraph or public property.