Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
60.Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.-
(1) If a person in lawful custody escapes or
is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may
immediately pursue and arrest him in any place in India .
(2) The provisions of section 47 shall apply to arrests under sub-section (1)
although the person making any such arrest is not acting under a warrant and is
not a police officer having authority to arrest.