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When Police may arrest without a warrant. Any Police officer may, without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person committing in his presence any offence 1 Subs by Mah Act XV of 1976, Sec. 4 and Sch (wef 13-2-1976). 2 Clause (2-A) was inserted by Bom Act 20 of 1953, Sec. 8. 47 punishable under 1[Cls. (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) or (m) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. 2[* * *] Gujarat Amendment: In Sec. 73 omit “or under Sec. 3, 4, 5 or 5-A of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act”.3 After Sec. 73 the following section shall be inserted, namely :- “73-A. Extension of Sec. 6-B of Act Xl of 1890 as in force in pre-Reorganisation State to rest of State for the purposes of Secs. 74 to 77.- Section 6-B of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890 (XI of 1890), as in force in the Bombay area of the State of Gujarat (hereinafter in this section and in Secs. 74, 75 and 77 referred to as the said ‘Act’) is, for the purposes of Secs. 74 to 77 (both inclusive), hereby extended to, and shall be in force in the remaining areas of the (State of Gujarat) and in consequence thereof, any provisions corresponding thereto or dealing with the like matter, in force in any such areas of the State shall be deemed to have been substituted by the aforesaid provision of the said Act.”4