Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Section 551: Powers of superior officers of police
551. Powers of superior officers of police. Police-officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police-station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of his station.
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