30. Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of his station.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 30: Powers of superior officers of police
Chapter IV — Powers of Superior Officers of Police and Aid to the Magistrates and the Police
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).