CrPC Section 76 — Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay

CHAPTER VI PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

General

Official Text

The police officer or other person executing a warrant of arrest shall (subject to the provisions of section 71 as to security) without unnecessary delay bring the person arrested before the Court before which he is required by law to produce such person:

Provided that such delay shall not, in any case, 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 §71 — Power to direct security to be taken

Related Judgments

THE STATE OF PUNJAB vs AJAIB SINGH AND ANOTHER — Supreme Court of India (1952)
Ms Uditi Bali, Mr Karmanya Singh; Choudhary; and; Harshit; Jain; Advoc vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ANR — Delhi High Court (2024)
Mr. Shrikant R.Salvi; ... vs The State of Maharashtra, ..., Mr. Sameer Vaidya a/w Mr. R.D.Siroya,Ad — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2016)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

BNSS §78 — Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay