Accused must be produced within 24 hours of actual detention: SC

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24-hour period to produce before magistrate starts from detention, not formal arrest: Supreme Court 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…

24-hour deadline to produce accused before magistrate begins from detention, not formal arrest: SC

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court has held that the constitutional mandate requiring an arrested person to be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours begins when their liberty is effectively curtailed through detention, and not when the investigating agency formally records the arrest. A bench…

24-hour deadline to produce arrested person begins at detention, not formal arrest: SC

The Supreme Court directed that Magistrates must record the date and time of detention, and must ascertain if the 24-hour period has been complied with from the time of such detention. The post 24-hour deadline to produce arrested person begins at detention, not formal arrest: SC appeared first on…

24-hour deadline for production before Magistrate begins at detention, not formal arrest: SC

Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the 24-hour deadline for producing an arrested person before a Magistrate begins from the time of detention, not from the formal recording of arrest. A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar held that treating detention and formal…

SC rules 24-hour arrest deadline begins from detention, not formal arrest

New Delhi, Nov 05: 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…

24-hour deadline to produce accused before Magistrate runs from actual detention, not formal arrest: SC

New Delhi, Nov 5: The Supreme Court has ruled that the 24-hour constitutional deadline for producing an arrested person before a Magistrate begins from the moment of actual detention, when the person’s liberty is curtailed, and not from the time of formal arrest recorded by the police. The judgment…

24-Hour Arrest Deadline Begins from Detention, Not Formal Arrest: SC

The time spent on inquiry, investigation, search or seizure before formal arrest cannot be excluded, it added

SC rules 24-hour arrest deadline begins from detention, not formal arrest

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…

24-hour deadline to produce arrested person before magistrate begins from detention, not formal arrest: SC

NEW DELHI: The 24-hour deadline for producing an accused before a magistrate begins from the moment the person is detained, not from the formal recording of arrest, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, stressing that personal liberty cannot be held hostage to police paperwork. "The prescription of…

Supreme Court's Big Remark On 'Arrest', 'Detention' And 24-Hour Deadline

The verdict that the only period that can be excluded while computing the 24-hour deadline is the time reasonably required to travel from the place of arrest to the magistrate's court.

Supreme Court Says 24-Hour Deadline To Produce Accused In Court Starts From Detention, Not Formal Arrest

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…

SC fixes 24-hour remand clock from actual detention

The Supreme Court ruled that police must calculate the 24-hour deadline to produce an accused before a Magistrate from actual detention. A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar delivered the judgment while hearing appeals filed by four individuals in an NDPS case. The appellants had…

24-hour deadline to produce accused in court starts from moment of detention: SC

24 hour clock starts from actual detention and not arrest, clarifies Supreme Court

The Supreme Court says the 24-hour detention limit begins from actual detention, not formal arrest, and reinforces safeguards under Article 22(2)

24-hour arrest clock starts from detention, not formal arrest: Supreme Court