| (1) Any peace officer may without an order from a Magistrate and without a warrant arrest any person-
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| (a) who in his presence commits any breach of the peace ; | | |
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| (b) who has been concerned in any cognizable offence or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received or a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been so concerned ; | | |
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| (c) having in his possession without lawful excuse (the burden of proving which excuse shall lie on such person) any implement of house-breaking ; | | |
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| (d) who has been proclaimed as an offender; | | |
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| (e) in whose possession anything is found which may reasonably be suspected to be property stolen or fraudulently obtained and who may reasonably be suspected of having committed an offence with reference to such thing ; | | |
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| (f) who obstructs a peace officer while in the execution of his duty or who has escaped or attempts to escape from lawful custody; | | |
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| (g) reasonably suspected of being a deserter from the Sri Lanka Army, Navy or Air Force; | | |
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| (h) found taking precautions to conceal his presence under circumstances which afford reason to believe that he is taking such precautions with a view to committing a cognizable offence ; | | |
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| (i) who has been concerned in or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received or a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been concerned in any act committed at any place out of Sri Lanka, which if committed in Sri Lanka would have been punishable as an offence and for which he is under any law for the time being in force relating to extradition or to fugitive persons or otherwise liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in Sri Lanka. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts