Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of his station.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
31 CrPC Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
32 CrPC Mode of conferring powers
33 CrPC Powers of officers appointed
35 CrPC Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
36 CrPC Powers of superior officers of police
37 CrPC Public when to assist Magistrates and police
38 CrPC Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant