Answer: [B] 24 hours
Explanation: Section 57 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Person arrested not to be detained more than 24 hours- No police officer shall detain in custody a person arrested without warrant for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable, and such period shall not, in the absence of a special order of a Magistrate under section 167, exceed twenty- four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’ s Court.
