An arrested person must be produced before the nearest magistrate within
A{'text': '12 hours of the arrest, whether or not travel is involved', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': '48 hours of the arrest, whether or not travel is involved', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': '24 hours of the arrest, excluding necessary travel time', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': '72 hours of the arrest, whether or not travel is involved', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. {'text': '24 hours of the arrest, excluding necessary travel time', 'label': 'C'}
1. Article 22(2) requires production before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours of arrest.
2. The time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the court is excluded.
3. Further detention beyond this period needs the magistrate's authority.
4. This safeguard does not apply to enemy aliens or persons under preventive detention.
_Source: Constitution of India (as on May 2022), Part III, Art. 22(2)_
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