Tag: hot pursuit

  • Understanding the concept of ‘Hot Pursuit’

    By Saif Rasul Khan, Government Law College, Mumbai. The term ‘Hot Pursuit’ refers to the urgent and direct pursuit of a criminal suspect by law enforcement officers, or by belligerents under international rules of engagement for military forces.  It is termed as fresh or immediate pursuit. Such hot pursuit grants special powers to the officers in command, which otherwise they do…