Pre-Arrest Medical Examination Delay Doesn't Justify Detention Beyond 24 Hours: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently ruled that the time spent during a pre-arrest medical examination cannot be excluded from the mandatory 24-hour timeline within which an arrested person must be produced before a Magistrate under Article 22(2) of the Constitution of India and Section 57 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The Court declared the arrest of the petitioner illegal and ordered his immediate release as he was not produced…