Article 22(2) requires that a person arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest Magistrate within:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Article 22(2) requires production before the nearest Magistrate within 24 hours of arrest, excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Court of the Magistrate.
2. No detention beyond that period is permissible without the authority of a Magistrate.
3. This safeguard does not apply to enemy aliens or to preventive detention (Article 22(3)).
4. The 24-hour rule is mirrored in Section 57 of the CrPC (Section 58 of BNSS, 2023).
_Source: Constitution of India (Bare Act, updated to 105th Amendment Act 2021), Govt. of India Legislative Dept., Article 22(2)_
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