section 48
Penalty for being found armed between sunset and sunrise intending to commit an offence, etc
The Kerala Police Act, 1960Criminal196084 sections8 chapters
Chapter VI Chapter VI
Statutory text
Penalty for being found armed between sunset and sunrise intending to commit an offence, etc .-Whoever is found, between sunset and sunrise-
- (a) armed with any dangerous instrument with intent to commit an offence;
- (b) having his face covered or otherwise disguised with intent to commit an offence;
- (c) in any dwelling house or other building or on board any vessel or boat, without being able satisfactorily to account for his presence there;
- (d) lying or loitering in any bazaar, street, yard or other place being a reputed thief and without being able to give satisfactory account of himself; or
- (e) having in possession without lawful excuse any implement of house breaking,may be arrest by any police officer without a warrant and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.
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