24-Hour Period For Production Before Magistrate Begins From Detention, Not Formal Arrest: Supreme Court
GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court on Thursday, November 5, ruled against the artificial distinction between 'arrest' and 'detention', holding that the 24-hour period for producing a person before a Magistrate under Article 22(2) of the Constitution begins from the time of detention and not from the time of formal arrest. ALSO READ: At Least 11 Injured…