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 187, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court, whether having jurisdiction or not.
CHAPTER V ARREST OF PERSONS
Section 58: Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding CrPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
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1. A is arrested without warrant at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. The journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's court takes three hours. No special order of a Magistrate under Section 187 of the BNSS has been obtained. Under Section 58, what is the outer limit up to which the police may keep A in custody?