CrPC Section 57 — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours

Official Text

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.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §58 — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours