Start learning →

An arrested person must be produced before the nearest magistrate within:

A48 hours
B1 hour
C24 hours
D7 days
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 24 hours
1. The magistrate is not part of the police. 2. The magistrate decides if the arrest is lawful. 3. This must happen within 24 hours. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 2, Rights in the Indian Constitution._
Practise this question with Quill — UPSC CSE →

Keep practising Fundamental Rights

Browse all Fundamental Rights questions for UPSC CSE, or explore more Polity topics.

Start a Fundamental Rights lesson →
Related questions
Gender, religion, caste bingoType the numberSort the social divisionsGender or religionSlice the social division wordsRun the gender numbersPop the secular provisionsCatch the social reformers