New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the 24-hour constitutional deadline for producing an arrested person before a Magistrate begins from the moment of actual detention, when the person’s liberty is curtailed, and not from the time of formal arrest recorded by the police. The judgment came on appeals filed by four persons challenging … Continue reading 24-Hour Deadline to Produce Arrested Person Before Magistrate Begins From Actual Detention, Not Formal Arrest: SC