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Arrest of person escaping from Receiving Centre or Certified Institution.— Any person who leaves a Receiving Centre or a Certified Institution without the permission of the Superintendent thereof, or fails to return thereto after the expiry of the period of absence permitted under sub-section (1) of section 22, may be arrested by any police officer without warrant or by an officer of the Receiving Centre or Certified Institution authorised in this behalf by the Government and sent back to the Receiving Centre or Certified Institution, as the case may be.