Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
Section 56 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station) corresponds to Section 57 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
57. A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.
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