State Act

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Section 121. Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested.

THE KARNATAKA POLICE ACT, 1963.

Act no. 4 of 19641964In forceKarnataka (State Act)

121. Penalty for vexatious delay in forwarding a person arrested.—Any Police Officer who veraciously and unnecessarily delays forwarding any person arrested to a 1[Judicial Magistrate]1 or to any other authority to whom he is legally bound to forward such person, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.