— When police may arrest without warrantপরোয়ানা ছাড়া পুলিশ কখন গ্রেপ্তার করতে পারে
Official Statutory Provision
Any police officer may, without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person who has been concerned in any cognizable offence, or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists.
বাংলা পাঠ্য (Certified Bengali Text)
আমলযোগ্য অপরাধে জড়িত থাকার যুক্তিসঙ্গত সন্দেহ বা বিশ্বাসযোগ্য তথ্যের ভিত্তিতে পুলিশ ম্যাজিস্ট্রেট আদেশ ব্যতিরেকে গ্রেপ্তার করতে পারে।
Plain Language Meaning & AnalysisPermits police to arrest suspects for serious crimes without an advance warrant, provided they have credible evidence or a formal complaint and follow statutory guidelines.
Prescribed Punishment / Statutory RemedySafeguards against arbitrary detention under Section 167 and BLAST v. Bangladesh judgment.
— Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hoursগ্রেপ্তারকৃত ব্যক্তিকে চব্বিশ ঘণ্টার বেশি আটক না রাখা
Official Statutory Provision
No police officer shall detain in custody a person arrested without warrant for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable, and such period shall not, in the absence of a special order of a Magistrate under section 167, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court.
বাংলা পাঠ্য (Certified Bengali Text)
ম্যাজিস্ট্রেটের বিশেষ আদেশ ছাড়া কোনো ব্যক্তিকে গ্রেপ্তার করার পর যাতায়াতের সময় বাদে সর্বোচ্চ ২৪ ঘণ্টার বেশি পুলিশ হেফাজতে রাখা যাবে না।
Plain Language Meaning & AnalysisPolice are strictly forbidden from holding anyone in custody for more than 24 hours without taking them to court and getting a magistrate's permission.
Prescribed Punishment / Statutory RemedyDetention beyond 24 hours is illegal confinement actionable by law.
— Information in cognizable cases (F.I.R.)আমলযোগ্য মামলার এজাহার বা এফআইআর (FIR)
Official Statutory Provision
Every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, if given orally to an officer in charge of a police station, shall be reduced to writing by him or under his direction, and be read over to the informant; and every such information, whether given in writing or reduced to writing as aforesaid, shall be signed by the person giving it.
বাংলা পাঠ্য (Certified Bengali Text)
আমলযোগ্য অপরাধের তথ্য থানায় মৌখিক বা লিখিতভাবে প্রদান করা হলে পুলিশ তা নথিভুক্ত করে এজাহার হিসেবে গণ্য করবে এবং বাদীর স্বাক্ষর গ্রহণ করবে।
Plain Language Meaning & AnalysisThe legal procedure for filing a formal First Information Report (FIR) at a police station when a serious crime has occurred.
Prescribed Punishment / Statutory RemedyMandatory registration by the officer in charge of the police station.
— Information in non-cognizable cases (General Diary / G.D.)অ-আমলযোগ্য ঘটনার তথ্য এবং সাধারণ ডায়েরি (GD)
Official Statutory Provision
When information is given to an officer in charge of a police station of the commission within the limits of such station of a non-cognizable offence, he shall enter in a book to be kept as the Government may prescribe the substance of such information and refer the informant to the Magistrate. No police officer shall investigate a non-cognizable case without the order of a Magistrate.
বাংলা পাঠ্য (Certified Bengali Text)
অ-আমলযোগ্য অপরাধের ক্ষেত্রে পুলিশ তথ্যটি সাধারণ ডায়েরিতে (GD) লিপিবদ্ধ করবে এবং ম্যাজিস্ট্রেটের অনুমতি ছাড়া তদন্ত করতে পারবে না।
Plain Language Meaning & AnalysisUsed for logging lost documents, minor threats, or non-cognizable issues into the police station General Diary (GD).
Prescribed Punishment / Statutory RemedyFormal official record logged in police GD register.
— Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours (Remand)তদন্ত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় শেষ না হলে করণীয় ও রিমান্ড বিধান
Official Statutory Provision
Whenever any person is arrested and detained in custody, and it appears that the investigation cannot be completed within the period of twenty-four hours, the officer in charge shall forward the accused to the nearest Magistrate. The Magistrate may authorize the detention of the accused in such custody as such Magistrate thinks fit, for a term not exceeding fifteen days in the whole.
বাংলা পাঠ্য (Certified Bengali Text)
তদন্ত শেষ না হলে আসামিকে ম্যাজিস্ট্রেটের নিকট হাজির করতে হবে এবং আদালত সর্বোচ্চ ১৫ দিন পর্যন্ত রিমান্ড বা হেফাজতে রাখার অনুমতি দিতে পারে।
Plain Language Meaning & AnalysisGoverns how a magistrate can authorize sending an accused person to police questioning (remand) or jail custody, strictly capped at a 15-day maximum.
Prescribed Punishment / Statutory RemedyHigh Court guidelines require documented justification and presence of legal counsel.
— When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offenceঅজামিনযোগ্য অপরাধে কখন জামিন দেওয়া যাবে
Official Statutory Provision
When any person accused of any non-bailable offence is arrested or detained without warrant, he may be released on bail, but he shall not be so released if there appear reasonable grounds for believing that he has been guilty of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
বাংলা পাঠ্য (Certified Bengali Text)
অজামিনযোগ্য অপরাধের ক্ষেত্রে আদালতের বিবেচনাধীন শর্তে জামিন মঞ্জুর করার নিয়মাবলি।
Plain Language Meaning & AnalysisProvides rules for when judges can release a suspect on bail before their trial concludes, considering factors like age, health, and evidence strength.
Prescribed Punishment / Statutory RemedyBail bond execution and conditional release.
— Power to direct admission to bail or reduction of bail (Anticipatory Bail)জামিন মঞ্জুর বা জামিনের শর্ত শিথিলের বিষয়ে হাইকোর্ট ও দায়রা আদালতের ক্ষমতা
Official Statutory Provision
The amount of every bond executed under this Chapter shall be fixed with due regard to the circumstances of the case, and shall not be excessive; and the High Court Division or Court of Session may, in any case, whether there be an appeal on conviction or not, direct that any person be admitted to bail.
বাংলা পাঠ্য (Certified Bengali Text)
হাইকোর্ট বিভাগ বা দায়রা জজ আদালত যেকোনো পরিস্থিতিতে জামিন মঞ্জুর বা আগাম জামিন (Anticipatory Bail) প্রদান করতে পারে।
Plain Language Meaning & AnalysisEmpowers higher courts to grant anticipatory bail to individuals who have genuine reason to fear unlawful arrest on politically motivated or false charges.
Prescribed Punishment / Statutory RemedyProtection from arrest prior to surrender in trial court.