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 187, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court, whether having jurisdiction or not.
CrPC Section 57 in BNSS: Section 58
Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
Section 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours) corresponds to Section 58 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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