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Section 57 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
57.Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.-
No police officer shall detail 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.
Related Sections
- Section 299: Record of evidence in absence of accused
- Section 212: Particulars as to time, place and person
- Section 55: Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
- Section 350: Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
- Section 307: Power to direct tender of pardon
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