Power to arrest without warrant

Power to arrest without warrant.-

1. (1) Any Forest Officer may, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person, against whom a reasonable suspicion exists of his being involved in the operation of a wood based industry without obtaining license under this Act.
2. (2) Every officer making an arrest under this section shall, without unnecessary delay, release the arrested person on bond, or send the person arrested before the magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or to the Station House Officer of the nearest police station.