Under Section 57 CrPC, no police officer shall detain in custody a person arrested without warrant for a period longer than:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 57 CrPC: '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.'
2. The 24-hour rule mirrors the Article 22(2) constitutional safeguard.
3. Section 167 CrPC then governs further detention by Magistrate's order (up to 15 days police custody and 90/60 days judicial custody).
4. Violation of Section 57 is a basis for habeas corpus relief.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Indian Penal Code 1860 / Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Bare Acts, indiacode.nic.in) — CrPC, Section 57; Article 22(2) Constitution_
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