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(1) When a person is arrested on a charge of committing an offence of such a nature and alleged to have been committed under such circumstances that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an examination of his person will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner, acting at the request of any police officer, and for any person acting in good faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions. No unnecessary restraint. Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail. Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend. Search of arrested person. Power to seize offensive weapons. Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 17 ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 17