Law library · Sierra Leone · The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024
Section 13: A private person may arrest without a warrant, a person -
Status not yet checkedThe Criminal Procedure Act, 2024, Sierra Leone
(a) who in his presence commits a felony or an
offence punishable by a sentence of life
imprisonment;
(b) whom he suspects of having committed a
felony or an offence punishable by a
sentence of life imprisonment if -
(i) the felony or other offence had actually
been committed; and
(ii) he has reasonable grounds to believe
that the person arrested has committed
that offence;
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(c) offering to sell, pawn or deliver property
which he has reasonable grounds to believe
to be stolen property;
(d) about to commit an act which would
manifestly endanger another person's life;
(e) detaining or suspected of detaining another
person with the intent to kidnap or unlawfully
remove him from Sierra Leone.
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