CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE ACT (2) Any peace officer may, without any order or warrant, arrest— (a) any person having in his possession any implement of housebreaking and not being able to account satisfactorily for such possession; (b) any person in whose possession anything is found which it is reasonably suspected is stolen property or property dishonestly obtained, and who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence with respect to such thing; (c) any person who obstructs a police officer or other peace officer while in the execution of his duly or who has escaped or attempts to escape from lawful custody; (d) any person reasonably suspected of being a deserter from the Defence Forces of Zimbabwe; (e) any person who has been concerned in, or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been received, or a reasonable suspicion exists of his having been concerned in, any act committed at any place outside Zimbabwe, which if committed in Zimbabwe would have been punishable as an offence, and for which he is, in terms of any enactment relating to extradition or fugitive offenders or otherwise, liable to be arrested or detained in custody in Zimbabwe; (f) any person being or loitering in any place under such circumstances as to afford reasonable grounds for believing that he has committed or is about to commit an offence; (g) any person reasonably suspected of committing or of having committed an offence under any enactment governing the making, supply, use, possession or conveyance of intoxicating liquor, habit-forming drugs, traditional beer or harmful liquids or the possession or disposal of arms or ammunition; (h) any person reasonably suspected of being a prohibited immigrant in Zimbabwe, for the purpose of any enactment regulating entry into or residence in Zimbabwe; (i) any person found in any gambling-house or at any gambling-table, the keeping or visiting whereof is in contravention of any enactment for the prevention or suppression of gambling or games of chance; (j) any person reasonably suspected of being or having been in unlawful possession of stock or produce, as defined in any enactment for preventing the theft of stock or produce. (3) Whenever it is provided in any enactment that the arrest of any person may be made by a police officer or other official without warrant, subject to conditions or to the existence of circumstances in that enactment set out, an arrest by any peace officer, without warrant or order, may be made of such person, subject to those conditions or the existence of those circumstances. 26 Power of peace officer to call for name and address of certain persons (1) A peace officer may call upon— (a) any person whom he has power to arrest; and (b) any person reasonably suspected of having committed any offence; and (c) any person who may in his opinion be able to give evidence in regard to the commission or suspected commission of any offence; to furnish such peace officer with his full name and address. (2) If a person on demand in terms of subsection (1)— (a) fails to furnish his full name and address, the peace officer making the demand may forthwith arrest him; or (b) furnishes to the peace officer a name or address which the peace officer, upon reasonable grounds, suspects to be false, such person may be arrested and detained for a period not exceeding twelve hours until the name and address so furnished have been verified. (3) Any person who, when called upon under this section to furnish his name and address, fails to do so, or furnishes a false or incorrect name and address, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level four or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 20

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