Section 167, empowers Magistrate to send any accused within the custody of police upon request of police for not more than _________ days?
Correct answer: B. 15 days
- A. 10 days
- B. 15 days
- C. 12 days
- D. None of above
Explanation
Section 167 limits police custody authorized by a Magistrate to fifteen days in the whole. Further detention, where legally permitted, is not the same as continued police custody.
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