You can be arrested without a warrant in India -and most people don’t know when

A lot of people think police always need a warrant to arrest you.

Not true.

Under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, police can arrest you without a warrant in several situations, like:

•If you’re caught in a cognizable offence (serious crimes like theft, assault, etc.)

•If they believe you might destroy evidence

•If you’re likely to flee

But here’s the part most people miss:

Even in these cases, police must follow procedure — like informing you of the grounds of arrest and your right to bail (in bailable offences).

Also, you have the right to inform someone and the right to a lawyer.

So yeah—police can arrest without a warrant…

But they can’t do it however they want.

Knowing this difference can literally save you from being misused.