CrPC § 76 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 76 CrPC — Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 78 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 78 — Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
The police officer or other person executing a warrant of arrest shall (subject to the provisions of section 73 as to security) without unnecessary delay bring the person arrested before the Court before which he is required by law to produce such person:
Provided that such delay shall not, in any case, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 78 in full