https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=347676 Under Section 167(2) CrPC, police or ED custody can be authorised only within the first fifteen days from the date of first production, and any further detention during investigation must be in judicial custody. The Delhi HC reaffirmed that remand orders must strictly comply with this statutory ceiling and cannot extend police custody beyond that period. On the facts, the impugned order purported to continue custody past the permissible limit, so it was illegal to that extent and was set aside insofar as it authorised remand in excess of fifteen days. en-us Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 08:20:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=347676 Under Section 167(2) CrPC, police or ED custody can be authorised only within the first fifteen days from the date of first production, and any further detention during investigation must be in judicial custody. The Delhi HC reaffirmed that remand orders must strictly comply with this statutory ceiling and cannot extend police custody beyond that period. On the facts, the impugned order purported to continue custody past the permissible limit, so it was illegal to that extent and was set aside insofar as it authorised remand in excess of fifteen days. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=347676