Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
46.Arrest how made.-
(1) In making an arrest the police officer or
other person making the same shall actually touch or confine the body of the
person to be arrested, unless there be a submission to the custody by word or
action.
(2) If such person forcibly resists the endeavor to arrest him, or attempts to
evade the arrest, such police officer or other person may use all means
necessary to effect the arrest.
(3) Nothing in this section gives a right to cause the death of a person who is
not accused of an offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for life.