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The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
58. Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.
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 187, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court, whether having jurisdiction or not.
The police cannot keep someone arrested without a court order for more than 24 hours. This time doesn't include the time it takes to bring the person to court.
However, a judge can allow the police to keep someone longer than 24 hours if there's a good reason.