https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314043 Police custody under the Code of Criminal Procedure can be authorised only within the first fifteen days from arrest and first remand; after that period, the magistrate may order judicial custody only. A remand application filed within the initial fifteen days does not preserve power to grant police custody if the order is passed after the statutory limit has expired. The distinction between investigation-stage custody under Section 167 and post-cognizance custody under Section 309 is material because Section 309 does not authorise police remand. Accordingly, a police custody order made after expiry of the fifteen-day period is illegal. en-us Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 May 2024 19:14:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314043 Police custody under the Code of Criminal Procedure can be authorised only within the first fifteen days from arrest and first remand; after that period, the magistrate may order judicial custody only. A remand application filed within the initial fifteen days does not preserve power to grant police custody if the order is passed after the statutory limit has expired. The distinction between investigation-stage custody under Section 167 and post-cognizance custody under Section 309 is material because Section 309 does not authorise police remand. Accordingly, a police custody order made after expiry of the fifteen-day period is illegal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314043