(1) Felonies and misdemeanours are deemed to be committed flagrante delicto when they are
in the course of being committed or when they have just been committed.
(2) Shall also be classified as felonies or misdemeanours committed flagrante delicto when:
(a) after the commission of the offence, the suspect is pursued by public clamour;
(b) soon after the commission of the offence, the suspect is caught in possession of an article
or shows a sign or trace which tends to suggest that he took part in the commission of the
felony or misdemeanour.
(3) There shall equally be flagrante delicto where a person requests the State Counsel or a
judicial police officer to investigate a felony or misdemeanour committed in a house, which he
occupies, or over which he has charge.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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