Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
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Summary
If police arrest a person without a warrant, they must, without unnecessary delay and subject to rules on bail, take or send that person before the Magistrate with jurisdiction or before the officer in charge of the police station. The produced person can then be considered for bail, remand or other immediate orders by the Magistrate or officer in charge.
Example
Ravi is arrested at a market without a warrant after a stallholder complains of a theft. The police must, without unnecessary delay, take or send him before the local Magistrate or the officer in charge of the police station so the Magistrate can decide on bail or remand.
Bare Act
Enacted textA police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
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