law: Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007 
  73.  Capture of deserters.
  1.       Whenever
  
  any person subject to this Act deserts, the commanding officer of the unit to
  
  which he belongs or is attached, shall give information of the desertion to
  
  such civil authorities as, in his opinion, may be able to afford assistance
  
  towards the capture of the deserter; and such authorities shall thereupon take
  
  steps for the apprehension of the said deserter in like manner as if he were a
  
  person for whose apprehension a warrant had been issued by a magistrate, and
  
  shall deliver the deserter, when apprehended, into Force custody.
  2.       Any
  
  police officer may arrest without warrant any person reasonably believed to be
  
  subject to this Act, and to be a deserter or to be travelling without
  
  authority, and shall bring him without delay before the nearest magistrate, to
  
  be dealt with according to law.