Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Arrest — Breaking Open Doors — Reasonable Force Under Section 7(1) and (2) of the Criminal Procedure Law

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Section 7 of the Criminal Procedure Law authorizes police officers to break open doors or windows to gain entry to premises where they have reasonable grounds to believe a suspect is hiding. This power is exercisable only for the purpose of effecting entry—not for conducting…

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