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d ^ave and except the provisions of Chapters V of the Code of Criminal Procedure, namely the power of arrest of a person without warrant, the Child Marriage Prohibition Officers shall have the powers of a police officer under the said Code for the purpose of investigation and submission of report before the competent Judicial Magistrate. This report ^shall be deemed to be a report under section 173 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2' of 1974). 5 This will take effect from the date of its publication in Official Gazette. By order of the Governor, Under Secretary to the