CourtMesh

Section 39: Power of Court to effect arrest of witnesses by entry and detention of vessels

Inland Vessels Act, 1917State Act of Jharkhand · Act 1 of 1917

(1) If any Court making an investigation under this Chapter issues a warrant of arrest to compel the attendance of any person whose evidence is in its opinion necessary, it may, for the purpose of effecting the arrest, but subject to any general or special instructions issued by the State Government in this behalf, authorise any officer to enter any vessel.

1. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 5, for “steam-vessel” (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).

22

(2) An officer so authorized to enter any _vessel may, for the purpose of enforcing the entry, call to his aid any officers of Police or Customs, or any other persons, and may seize and detain the vessel for such time as is reasonably necessary to effect the arrest; and every such officer or other person shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

(3) No person shall be detained under this section for more than forty -tight hours.

Where this provision sits

ActInland Vessels Act, 1917
Section39
Marginal notePower of Court to effect arrest of witnesses by entry and detention of vessels
JurisdictionState of Jharkhand
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? Inland Vessels Act, 1917 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.