section 17
Arrest of persons outside restriction area or corrective homes
The Nagaland Habitual offenders Act, 1967General196725 sections
Statutory text
If any person – (a) is found outside the area to which his movement have been restricted, in contravention of the conditions under which he is permitted to leave such area, or (b) escapes from any corrective settlement in which he is placed, he may be arrested without warrant by a police officer, village headman or village authorities and taken before a Magistrate who, on proof on the facts, may order him to be removed to such area or to such corrective settlement there to be dealt with in accordance with this Act and the rules made thereunder.
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