If you are a constable, you can arrest someone without a warrant. This is allowed under section 315 or other laws that give you the power to arrest. You must follow these laws when making an arrest.
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30: Arresting the wrong person, or
"Arresting the wrong person by mistake is okay if you had good reasons to think they were the right person"
32: Arrest by constable of person believed to have committed offence, or
"Police can arrest you if they think you've committed a crime and have good reasons to believe it"
Every constable is justified in arresting any person without warrant in accordance with the provisions of section 315 or in accordance with any other enactment conferring on him or her a power so to arrest.
