From The Economic Times
Center-Right Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co.24-hour period to produce before magistrate starts with detention, not formal arrest: SC
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The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that the constitutional requirement to present an arrested person before a magistrate within 24 hours begins when the person is detained, not when a formal arrest is made. The judgment noted that delays in formal arrest do not breach constitutional safeguards. The ruling was illustrated by a recent case involving four individuals arrested under the NDPS Act.
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center · 4 outlets
SC made clear that the 24-hour deadline is sacrosanct and even a person detained for search and seizure must be produced before a magistrate within that period.
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right · 2 outlets
Clarifying detention and arrest and providing succour, the Supreme Court, in a significant judgment on Thursday, ruled that the 24-hour constitutional deadline for producing an arrested person before a magistrate begins when he or she is detained, not when formally arrested. The court also observed…
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The Supreme Court ruled that the 24-hour period for presenting an accused to a magistrate starts with actual detention. This ruling clarifies that delays in formal arrests cannot violate constitutional protections. A recent case involved four individuals arrested under the NDPS Act with an…
