BNSS 78 — Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

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.

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