As per Article 22 of the Constitution of India, within how much time of the arrest must an arrested person be produced before the nearest magistrate (excluding the time of the journey)?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 24 hours
Article 22(2) says that every person arrested and kept in custody must be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours of the arrest, leaving out the time needed for the journey, and cannot be kept in custody beyond that without the magistrate’s order.