50A CRPC OBLIGATION OF PERSON MAKING ARREST TO INFORM ABOUT THE ARREST ETC TO A NOMINATED PERSON.

(1) Every police officer or other person making any arrest under this Code shall forthwith give the information regarding such arrest and place where the arrested person is being held to any of his friends, relatives or such other persons as may be disclosed or nominated by the arrested person for the purpose of giving such information.

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(2) The police officer shall inform the arrested person of his rights under sub-section (1) as soon as he is brought to the police station.

(3) An entry of the fact as to who has been informed of the arrest of such person shall be made in a book to be kept in the police station in such form as may be prescribed in this behalf by the State Government.

(4) It shall be the duty of the Magistrate before whom such arrested person is produced, to satisfy himself that the requirements of Sub-Section (2) and Sub-Section (3) have been complied with in respect of such arrested person.

This section was inserted so as to protect persons from illegal arrest. This section is inserted to let the person in arrest produce information or bail of lawyer through the person nominated by him. Entry of arrest is made mandatory so that no illegal arrest takes place and proper reasons of arrest may be recorded.