From The New Indian Express
Center Owned by Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.24-hour deadline to produce arrested person before magistrate begins from detention, not formal arrest: SC
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The Supreme Court clarified that the constitutional 24‑hour deadline for producing a person before a magistrate begins at the moment of actual detention, not at the time of a formal arrest. The Court said the clock starts when a police officer physically restrains a person’s liberty, and that this protection applies even under special statutes such as the UAPA, PMLA and NDPS. A bench comprising Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar delivered the ruling, noting that delays in formal arrest cannot breach constitutional rights.
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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. A bench of Justices Ujjal…
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center · 6 outlets
In an important ruling expanding the scope and ambit of civil liberties, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the 24-hour constitutionally mandated deadline to produce an accused before a Judicial Magistrate runs from the time of his detention and not just from the time of his formal arrest by…
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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…
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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…
