Section 80 of ITA, 2000 : Section 80: Power Of Police Officer And Other Officers To Enter, Search, Etc

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), any police officer, not below the rank of an Inspector, or any other officer of the Central Government or a State Government authorised by the Central Government in this behalf may enter any public place and search and arrest without warrant any person found therein who is reasonably suspected of having committed or of committing or of being about to commit any offence under this Act. Explanation - For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "public place" includes any public conveyance, any hotel, any shop or any other place intended for use by, or accessible to the public. (2) Where any person is ...

(1) Even if other laws might say differently, a police officer of at least the rank of Inspector, or any other official authorized by the government, can go into places that the public can access and arrest someone without a war...

Let's imagine a scenario where Mr. X is running an internet cafe in a busy market. The police receive a tip-off that Mr. X's internet cafe is being used for illegal activities such as hacking into secure websites and stealing sensitive data. Under Section 80 of The Info...