(1) Any police officer may without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person—
(a) who commits, in the presence of a police officer, a cognizable offence; or
(b) against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may extend to seven years whether with or without fine, if the following conditions are satisfied, namely:—
(i) the police officer has reason to believe on the basis of such complaint, information, or suspicion that such person has committed the said offence;
(ii) the police officer is satisfied that such arrest is necessary—
(a) to prevent such person from committing any further offence; or
(b) for proper investigation of the offence; or
(c) to prevent such person from causing the evidence of the offence to disappear or tampering with such evidence in any manner; or
(d) to prevent such person from making any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the police officer; or
(e) as unless such person is arrested, his presence in the Court whenever required cannot be ensured, and the police officer shall record while making such arrest, his reasons in writing:
Provided that a police officer shall, in all cases where the arrest of a person is not required under the provisions of this sub-section, record the reasons in writing for not making the arrest; or
(c) against whom credible information has been received that he has committed a cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to more than seven years whether with or without fine or with death sentence and the police officer has reason to believe on the basis of that information that such person has committed the said offence; or
(d) who has been proclaimed as an offender either under this Sanhita or by order of the State Government; or
(e) in whose possession anything is found which may reasonably be suspected to be stolen property and who may reasonably be suspected of having committed an offence with reference to such thing; or
(f) who obstructs a police officer while in the execution of his duty, or who has escaped, or attempts to escape, from lawful custody; or
(g) who is reasonably suspected of being a deserter from any of the Armed Forces of the Union; or
(h) who has been concerned in, or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists, of his having been concerned in, any act committed at any place out of India which, if committed in India, would have been punishable as an offence, and for When police may arrest without warrant.
Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 13_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 13 ꯆꯄꯇꯔ V ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯔꯦꯁ꯭ ꯠ ꯳꯵. (꯱) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯌꯥꯊꯪ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫
(a) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯈꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(b) ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯗꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯐꯥꯖꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯏꯟ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯕ ꯌꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯐꯥꯖꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯡꯨ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ:
(i) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ, ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕꯗ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯄꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯊꯖꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯂꯩ ꯫
(ii) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯂꯩ ꯫
(a) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(b) ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(c) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟ-ꯇꯥꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯥꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(d) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯗ ꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯪꯂꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯛꯨꯅꯤꯡ ꯆꯤꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯤꯕ, ꯀꯤꯍꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(e) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐꯥ ꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯒꯗꯧꯕꯗꯨ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯉꯝꯗꯦ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯦꯖꯟꯒꯅꯤ:
ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯗꯤ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ, ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ, ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯦꯖꯟꯒꯅꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(c) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯂꯕꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯊꯖꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯂꯩ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(d) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯊꯪ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(e) ꯍꯨꯈꯤꯕ ꯄꯣꯠꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯃ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯊꯨꯡꯥꯗ ꯐꯪꯂꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(f) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(g) ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟꯒꯤ ꯑꯥꯔꯝ ꯐꯣꯔ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯈ꯭ ꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(h) ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯈꯤꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯩꯕ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯇ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯝꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯍꯥꯛ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ, ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯇ ꯐꯥꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯅ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯫ 14 which he is, under any law relating to extradition, or otherwise, liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in India; or
(i) who, being a released convict, commits a breach of any rule made under sub-section (5) of section 394; or
(j) for whose arrest any requisition, whether written or oral, has been received from another police officer, provided that the requisition specifies the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made and it appears therefrom that the person might lawfully be arrested without a warrant by the officer who issued the requisition.
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 39, no person concerned in a non-cognizable offence or against whom a complaint has been made or credible information has been received or reasonable suspicion exists of his having so concerned, shall be arrested except under a warrant or order of a Magistrate.
(3) The police officer shall, in all cases where the arrest of a person is not required under sub-section (1) issue a notice directing the person against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed a cognizable offence, to appear before him or at such other place as may be specified in the notice.
(4) Where such a notice is issued to any person, it shall be the duty of that person to comply with the terms of the notice.
(5) Where such person complies and continues to comply with the notice, he shall not be arrested in respect of the offence referred to in the notice unless, for reasons to be recorded, the police officer is of the opinion that he ought to be arrested.
(6) Where such person, at any time, fails to comply with the terms of the notice or is unwilling to identify himself, the police officer may, subject to such orders as may have been passed by a competent Court in this behalf, arrest him for the offence mentioned in the notice.
(7) No arrest shall be made without prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police in case of an offence which is punishable for imprisonment of less than three years and such person is infirm or is above sixty years of age.
36. Every police officer while making an arrest shall—
(a) bear an accurate, visible and clear identification of his name which will facilitate easy identification;
(b) prepare a memorandum of arrest which shall be—
(i) attested by at least one witness, who is a member of the family of the person arrested or a respectable member of the locality where the arrest is made;
(ii) countersigned by the person arrested; and
(c) inform the person arrested, unless the memorandum is attested by a member of his family, that he has a right to have a relative or a friend or any other person named by him to be informed of his arrest.
37. The State Government shall—
(a) establish a police control room in every district and at State level;
(b) designate a police officer in every district and in every police station, not below the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police who shall be responsible for maintaining the information about the names and addresses of the persons arrested, nature of the offence with which charged, which shall be prominently displayed in any manner including in digital mode in every police station and at the district headquarters.
Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.
Designated police officer.
14 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯫
(i) ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅ, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯹꯴ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯵) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯊꯒꯥꯨꯏꯕ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯕ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(j) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ, ꯑꯏꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯇꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯐꯪꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯐꯥꯒꯗꯧꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯒꯗꯧꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯛꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯎꯕ ꯐꯪꯉꯤ ꯫ (꯲) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯹ꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯇꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯈꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯩ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ ꯐꯥꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯳) ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ, ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯱) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛꯇ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯎꯅꯅꯕ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯀꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯖꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯪꯂꯕ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯈꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯗꯅꯨ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯴) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯉꯥꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯵) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅ ꯉꯥꯛꯄ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯆꯦꯐꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯄꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯔꯣꯏ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ, ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯗ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯕ ꯃꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ, ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ ꯫ (꯶) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯉꯥꯛꯄ ꯉꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯛꯄꯨ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯄꯥꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯄꯤꯔꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯄꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯷) ꯆꯍꯤ ꯑꯍꯨꯝꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯁꯨꯄ꯭ ꯔꯤꯟꯗꯤꯟꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯗꯅ ꯐꯥꯕ ꯌꯥꯔꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯅꯥꯕ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯍꯨꯝꯐꯨ ꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯳꯶. ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫
(a) ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯞ ꯆꯥꯕ, ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯂꯥꯏꯅ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄꯗ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ;
(b) ꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯦꯃꯣꯔꯦꯟꯗꯝ ꯁꯦꯝꯃꯨ ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯫
(i) ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯏꯃꯡꯨ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯏꯀꯥꯏꯈꯝꯨꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯌꯥꯝꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗ ꯁꯥꯈꯤ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ;
(ii) ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯈꯠꯨꯌꯦꯛ ꯄꯤꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤꯕ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
(c) ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯈ꯭ ꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯃꯡꯨ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯦꯃꯣꯔꯦꯟꯗꯝ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯄꯤꯅꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯤ-ꯃꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯛ ꯂꯩ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯈꯪꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯳꯷. ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤꯕꯕ ꯃꯗꯗꯨꯤ ꯫
(a) ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌꯒꯤ ꯊꯛꯥꯇ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯀꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯜ ꯔꯨꯝ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯄ;
(b) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟꯠ ꯁꯕ-ꯏꯟꯁ꯭ ꯄꯛꯇꯔꯒꯤ ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯈꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄꯤꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯐꯥꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ, ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯁꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ, ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯍꯦꯗꯀ꯭ ꯋꯥꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯗꯤꯖꯤꯇꯦꯜ ꯃꯣꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯅ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯁꯛ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ 15
38. When any person is arrested and interrogated by the police, he shall be entitled to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation, though not throughout interrogation.