Section 61: Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty four hours
The Code of Criminal Procedure · Code of Criminal Procedure · Chapter V · in_force
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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 167, exceed twenty four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s Court.
Effective date: 1898-07-01
Related sections
Section 60: Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge ofSection 62: Police to report apprehensionsSection 59: Arrest by private persons and procedure on such arrestSection 63: Discharge of person apprehendedSection 58: Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictionsSection 64: Offence committed in Magistrate’s presence
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