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C onsumer R ights with a view to committing an offense which is a felo- ny or misdemeanor. (2). The authority given to a police officer to arrest a person who commits an offense in his presence shall be exercisable in respect of offenses committed in such officer’s presence notwithstanding that the written law creating the offense provides that the offender cannot be arrested without a warrant. (3). The power conferred by this section upon a polive officer shall be exercisable with a state by a member of the police force. Section 12 of the same Act provides for Arrest by a private person without warrant; 12. Any private person may arrest any person in a state who in his view commits an indictable offense, or whom he reasonably suspects of having commit- ted an offense which is a felony or having committed by night an offense which is a misdemeanor. Section13.also provide for the Arrest by owners of property; 13. Persons found com- mitting any offense involving injury to prop- erty may be arrested without warrant by the owner of the property or his servant or persons authorized by him. Section 15, Arrest by magistrate or judge; 15. When any offense is committed in the presence of. A judge or magistrate within the division or dis- trict in which such judge is sitting or to which such magistrate is assigned. Such judge or magistrate may himself arrest or order any person to arrest the of- fender and may thereupon subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, commit the offender to custody. When a warrant of arrest is issued, it is issued based on oath either by the complainant himself or by a material witness. A warrant of arrest may be issued on any day includ- ing a Sunday or public holiday. Section 22 of the same act provides thus; (1). Every warrant of arrest issued under this act or, unless the contrary is expressly provided, under any other written law shall bear the date of the day of issue, shall contain all necessary particulars and shall be signed by the judge or magistrate by. Whom it is issued. (2). Every such warrant shall state concisely the of- fense or matter for which it is issued and shall name or otherwise describe the person to be arrested, and it shall order or otherwise describe the person to be arrested, and it shall order the police officer or officers to whom it is directed to apprehend such person and bring him before the court to answer the complaint or statement, or to testify or otherwise according to the circumstances of the case, and to be further dealt with according to the circumstances of the case, and to be further dealt with according to law. Section 28 of the Criminal Procedure Act provide that; (1). Every warrant of arrest may be execut- ed on any day includ- ing a sunday or public holiday. (2). Every such war- rant may be executed by any police officer at any time and in any place in the state other than within the actual court room in which a court is sitting. (3). The person execut- ing any such warrant shall, before making the arrest, inform the person to be arrested that there is a war- rant for his apprehension unless there is reasonable cause for abstaining from given such information on the grounds that it is likely to occasion escape, resistance, or rescue. (4). Every person arrested on such warrant shall, subject to the provisions of sections 30 and 31 of this Act be brought before the court which issued the warrant as soon as is practicable after he is so arrested. In making an arrest the police officer making the same shaLl touch or confine the body of the person to be arrested, unless there be a submission to the custody by word or action, a person arrested shall not be bound or handcuffed, or be subjected to When a warrant of arrest is issued, it is based on oath either by the complainant or a material witness. A war- rant of arrest may be issued on any day including a Sunday or public holiday. 53