CrPC § 57 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 57 CrPC — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 58 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 58 — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
Officers in charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if he so directs, to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, the cases of all persons arrested without warrant, within the limits of their respective stations, whether such persons have been admitted to bail or otherwise.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 58 in full