Hindustan Times·India

SC rules 24-hour arrest deadline begins from detention, not formal arrest

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 05 November 2026, 06:43 UTC ·9 sec listen

India's Supreme Court says the constitutional 24-hour limit for producing an arrested person before a magistrate starts when police first detain them, not when officers formally record the arrest. The ruling clarifies when the deadline begins.

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