(1) Any police officer may arrest any person who commits in his view any offence against this Act or against any rule, regulation or bye-law, if the name and address of such person be unknown to him, and if such person, on demand, declines to give his name and address or gives a name and address which such officer has reason to believe to be false.\br @s (2) No person so arrested shall be detained in custody after his true name and address are ascertained or, without the order of a Magistrate, for any longer time, not exceeding twenty-four hours from the arrest, than is necessary for bringing him before a Magistrate competent to take cognizance of his offence.\br @s
Section 498: Offenders against this Act may in certain cases be arrested by police officers
The Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1959
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Section | 498 |
| Marginal note | Offenders against this Act may in certain cases be arrested by police officers |
| Jurisdiction | State of Uttar Pradesh |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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