Supreme Court says 24-hour clock starts at detention for accused persons
- The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the 24-hour clock to produce an accused starts at detention.
- Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar held arrest and detention to be the same under Article 222.
- Any artificial distinction between detention and arrest is constitutionally unsustainable, the bench said.
- Four NDPS detainees held about 18 hours without judicial oversight were ordered released.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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