Section comparison

57. Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.—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.

58. Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.—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 187, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court, whether having jurisdiction or not.