CrPC Section 57

Code of Criminal Procedure

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CrPCChapter V

S. 57

Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours

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No police officer shall detain in custody a person arrested without warrant for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable, and such period shall not, in the absence of a special order of a Magistrate under section 167, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s Court.

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 15 Aug 2018
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