(1) Any private person may arrest or cause to be arrested any person who in his presence commits a non-bailable and cognizable offence, or any proclaimed offender, and, without unnecessary delay, shall make over or cause to be made over any person so arrested to a police officer, or, in the absence of a police officer, take such person or cause him to be taken in custody to the nearest police station.
(2) If there is reason to believe that such person comes under the provisions of section 41, a police officer shall re-arrest him.
(3) If there is reason to believe that he has committed a non-cognizable offence, and he refuses on the demand of a police officer to give his name and residence, or gives a name or residence which such officer has reason to believe to be false, he shall be dealt with under the provisions of section 42; but if there is no sufficient reason to believe that he has committed any offence, he shall be at once released.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
41 CrPC When police may arrest without warrant
41A CrPC Notice of appearance before police officer
41B CrPC Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
41C CrPC Control room at districts
41D CrPC Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation
42 CrPC Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
43 CrPC Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
45 CrPC Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest
47 CrPC Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
48 CrPC Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
49 CrPC No unnecessary restraint
50 CrPC Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail