Multiple choice

If a person in lawful custody escapes, the person from whose custody he escaped may immediately pursue and arrest him

  1. within the local limits of the concerned police station

  2. within the local limits of a district

  3. within the local limits of a state

  4. in any place in India
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is incorrect: Arrest can be made beyond the jurisdiction of the concerned police station. Option (2) is incorrect: Arrest can be made beyond the jurisdiction of a district. Option (3) is incorrect: Arrest can be made beyond the jurisdiction of a state.

Option (4) is correct: Under Section 60(1) of the CrPC, if a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India.

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