(1) When a warrant is to be executed outside the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing it, such Court may, instead of directing the warrant to a police officer within its jurisdiction, forward it by post or otherwise to any Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police within the local limits of whose jurisdiction it is to be executed; and the Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent or Commissioner shall endorse his name thereon, and if practicable, cause it to be executed in the manner hereinbefore provided.
(2) The Court issuing a warrant under sub-section (1) shall forward, along with the warrant, the substance of the information against the person to be arrested together with such documents, if any, as may be sufficient to enable the Court acting under section 83 to decide whether bail should or should not be granted to the person.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 80
Section 80 regulates the procedure when a warrant of arrest is to be executed outside the local jurisdiction of the court issuing it, allowing the court to forward the warrant by post or electronic means to the local Executive Magistrate or police chief.
When representing clients targeted by out-of-district warrants, check whether the issuing court forwarded the process under Section 80. If out-of-district police arrived directly without local intimation, raise procedural breach.