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.

Sections referred to

• CrPC §167 — Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours

Referred to by

• CrPC §167 — Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours

Related Judgments

• RAKESH KUMAR PAUL vs STATE OF ASSAM — Supreme Court of India (2017)
• STATE OF WEST BENGAL vs DINESH DALMIA — Supreme Court of India (2007)
• HITENDRA VISHNU THAKUR AND ORS. vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS — Supreme Court of India (1994)
• STATE OF U.P. vs LAXMI BRAHMAN & ANR — Supreme Court of India (1983)
• DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT vs DEEPAK MAHAJAN AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (1994)
• ASLAM BABALAL DESAI vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (1992)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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