58. 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
BNSS Section 58: Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
Section 58 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours. It replaces CrPC 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
Text of BNSS Section 58
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 57: Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
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