# Crpc 1973, Section 57: Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours

- Act: Crpc 1973 (Act 2 of 1974)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/crpc-1973/section/57/

## Text

No police officer shall 1. Subs. by Act 5 of 2009, s. 8, for section 54 (w.e.f. 31-12-2009). 2. Ins. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 11 (w.e.f. 23-6-2006). 3. Ins. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 12 (w.e.f. 3-2-2013). 4. Ins. by Act 5 of 2009, s. 9 (w.e.f. 31-12-2009). 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.

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