Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966
Section 6: Power to arrest without warrant
Any superior officer or member of the Force may, without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person who has been concerned in an offence punishable under this Act or against whom a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been so concerned.
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