TypeBare Act JurisdictionMadhya Pradesh Government Enacted1974

The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 Section 57

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

Section Text

57.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 167, exceed twenty- four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court.