JUDICIAL CUSTODY - POLITY
News: T.N. Minister arrested by ED, remanded in judicial custody
What is in the news?
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Recently, a Tamil Nadu
Minister who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), was remanded in
judicial custody.
What is Judicial custody?
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When a person is kept in custody by a magistrate, it is called
judicial custody.
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Here a person is kept in
jail on the orders of the magistrate for a certain period of time which is
temporary.
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When a person is first
arrested due to an FIR lodged in the police station and is accused of a
cognizable offense, he is brought before the magistrate within 24 hours.
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The magistrate decides
whether to release him on bail or send him to judicial custody or police
custody.
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The period of judicial custody can extend up to 90 days in the cases
which involve the death penalty as punishment, imprisonment for life.
What is Police custody?
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When a person is arrested
by police for charges of committing a heinous crime or on suspicion, he is
detained in police custody.
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The Magistrate can order
the person to police custody for the
next 15 days which can be extended
to 30 days in certain cases depending on nature, gravity, and circumstances
of each case.