The power of Magistrate to detain a person for the purposes of police investigation is for a maximum…
Under s.187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly the proviso to s.167(2) CrPC) the maximum period of Magisterial detention pending investigation is…
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The power of Magistrate to detain a person for the purposes of police investigation is for a maximum period of
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Under s.187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly the proviso to s.167(2) CrPC) the maximum period of Magisterial detention pending investigation is 90 days for offences punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years or more, and 60 days otherwise, so the outer limit is "90 days".
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