Officers in charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if he so directs, to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits of their respective stations, whether such persons have been admitted to bail or otherwise.
Section 58: Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023Central Act · Act 46 of 2023
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Section | 58 |
| Marginal note | Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 4 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- MCRCA/71/2026 of MOHAMMAD ILYAS Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARHHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2026-01-13
- CRWP/13546/2025 of KULBIR KAUR SEKHON Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERSHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-12-23
- CRLP/15194/2025 of Gajendran Subramanyam, Vs The State of TelanganaHigh Court for State of Telangana · 2025-12-02
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