Arrested person must be produced within ________ hours before the judiciary. (48, 24, 12, 36). Fill in the blank by choosing correct option from the options given in the bracket. Fill in the blank by choosing correct option from the options given in the bracket.
Answers
Answer:
24 hours.
Explanation:
As per the Section 57 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973:
"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."
The Right of Not Being Detained is further strengthened by the Constitution as a fundamental right through Article 22(2) of the Constitution.
Arrested person must be produced within 24 hours before the judiciary.
* According to Indian Penal Code section number 57 which is also called as the code of criminal procedure introduced in 1973 any criminal who has been arrested by the official should not keep him in custody for more than 24 hours.
* This also states that criminal can be put under custody more than 24 hours only when special orders were given.