The police officer or other person executing a warrant of arrest shall (subject to the provisions of section 71 as to security) without unnecessary delay bring the person arrested before the Court before which he is required by law to produce such person:
Provided that such delay shall not, in any case, exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate's Court.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
71 CrPC Power to direct security to be taken
72 CrPC Warrants to whom directed
73 CrPC Warrant may be directed to any person
74 CrPC Warrant directed to police officer
75 CrPC Notification of substance of warrant
76 CrPC Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
77 CrPC Where warrant may be executed
78 CrPC Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
79 CrPC Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
80 CrPC Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued