Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
42.Arrest on refusal to give name and
residence.-
(1) When any person who, in the presence of a
police officer, has committed or has been accused of committing a
non-cognizable offence refuses, on demand of such officer, to give his name and
residence or gives a name or residence which such officer has reason to believe
to be false, he may be arrested by such officer in order that his name or
residence may be ascertained.
(2) When the true name and residence of such person have been ascertained, he
shall be released on his executing a bond, with or without sureties, to appear
before a Magistrate if so required:
Provided that, if such person is not resident in India , the bond shall be
secured by a surety or sureties resident in India .
(4) (3) Should the true name and residence of such person not be ascertained
within twenty-four hours from the time of arrest or should he fail to execute
the bond, or, if so required, to furnish sufficient sureties, he shall
forthwith be forwarded to the nearest Magistrate having jurisdiction.