Box-9 While authorizing detention of an accused in judicial/police custody, the court shall: Art.22(2) of the Const. S.57 Cr. P.C. 1. Ensure that detention beyond twenty four hours is not made. S.167 (1) 2. Ensure that there are reasonable/ adequate grounds for believing that the accusations/information against the accused is well founded for seeking remand. S.167 (1) 3. Ensure that the police official seeking remand has forwarded copies of entries in the case diary in support of the case to the concerned Magistrate. S.167 (2) (b) 4. Ensure that the accused is physically produced before the Magistrate in first time and subsequently every time in police custody but the Magistrate may also extend further detention in judical custody on production through the electronice video linkage. S. 167(3) 5. Ensure that in the event of authorizing detention in police custody, the Magistrate shall record the elaborate reasons for it. S.167(2) 6. Ensure that, where an accused person is forwarded to him, irrespective of his jurisdiction to try the case, he authorizes the detention in the custody which he deems appropriate, for a term not exceeding 15 days in the whole. 17

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