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Police remand (detention in police custody) under Section 187(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…

Under Section 187(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the Magistrate to whom an accused…

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Police remand (detention in police custody) under Section 187(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 can be authorised for a maximum total period of:

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Under Section 187(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), the Magistrate to whom an accused person is forwarded may authorise the detention of the accused in police custody for a term not exceeding 15 days in the whole (authorisable in whole or in parts at any time during the initial 40 days or 60 days out of the total detention period of 60 days or 90 days under sub-section (3)). Detention beyond the aggregate 15 days of police custody must be in judicial custody. Therefore, '15 days' is the correct answer.

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Option A

Incorrect. Under Section 187(2) of the BNSS, 2023 (formerly Section 167(2) CrPC), the statutory ceiling on police custody remand is 15 days in the whole, not 10 days.

Option B

Correct. Under Section 187(2) of the BNSS, 2023 (formerly Section 167(2) CrPC), a Magistrate may authorise detention in police custody for a maximum total period not exceeding 15 days in the whole.

Option C

Incorrect. Fourteen days is not the statutory maximum for police remand under Section 187(2) of the BNSS, 2023; the maximum aggregate period is 15 days.

Option D

Incorrect. Since '15 days' is the exact statutory maximum under Section 187(2) of the BNSS, 2023, the negative catch-all is incorrect.

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