CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
76. Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
78. Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
76. Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay.—The police officer or other person executing
a warrant of arrest shall (subject to the provisions of section 71 as to security) without unnecessary delay bring the
person arrested before the Court before which he is required by law to produce such person:
Provided that such delay shall not, in any case, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the
journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s Court.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
78. Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay.—The police officer or other person
executing a warrant of arrest shall (subject to the provisions of section 73 as to security) without
unnecessary delay bring the person arrested before the Court before which he is required by law to produce
such person:
Provided that such delay shall not, in any case, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time
necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023