Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
Full Text
57. Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station.—A 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.
Plain English Summary
Mandates that every person arrested without a warrant must be produced before a Magistrate or the Officer-in-Charge of a police station without unnecessary delay.
Key Legal Elements
- Immediate production of arrestee
- Elimination of unnecessary delay
- Jurisdictional Magistrate or SHO requirement
- Compliance with bail rules
Practical Note
This section ensures that no person is detained in police custody indefinitely without legal authorization; it works in tandem with the constitutional right to be produced before a Magistrate within 24 hours.
हिंदी पाठ
57. गिरफ्तार व्यक्ति को मजिस्ट्रेट या पुलिस स्टेशन के प्रभारी अधिकारी के समक्ष ले जाया जाना—वारंट के बिना गिरफ्तारी करने वाला पुलिस अधिकारी अनावश्यक विलंब के बिना और जमानत के संबंध में इसमें अंतर्विष्ट उपबंधों के अधीन रहते हुए, उस व्यक्ति को, जो गिरफ्तार किया गया है, उस मामले में अधिकारिता रखने वाले मजिस्ट्रेट के समक्ष या किसी पुलिस थाने के भारसाधक अधिकारी के समक्ष ले जाएगा या भेजेगा।