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Center-Left Owned by Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.24 hour clock starts from actual detention and not arrest, clarifies Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the constitutional 24‑hour deadline for producing a person before a magistrate begins from the moment of detention, not from the time police formally make an arrest. The court said the rule starts when a police officer “touches the body” to restrain liberty, and that the right to life and liberty cannot be curtailed even by special statutes such as the UAPA, PMLA or NDPS.
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left · 2 outlets
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the constitutional mandate of producing an arrested person before a magistrate within 24 hours begins from the moment of detention, when liberty is curtailed, and not from the time of formal arrest recorded by the police. Quick summary - click for…
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center · 3 outlets
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the 24-hour constitutional deadline for producing an arrested person before a magistrate begins from the moment he is detained, and not from the time the police formally makes the arrest. Holding that there can be no artificial distinction between…
— DT Next
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right · 4 outlets
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the constitutional 24-hour deadline for producing an arrested person before a magistrate begins from the moment of actual detention, and not from the time the arrest is formally recorded. The ruling reinforces safeguards against the unlawful curtailment of…
— ABP Live
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The Supreme Court says the 24-hour detention limit begins from actual detention, not formal arrest, and reinforces safeguards under Article 22(2)
