Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Section 528 BNSS - SC strikes absolute police-custody time limit, permits interrogation outside prison and narrows advocate presence : SC
The Supreme Court ruled that the statutory absolute limit on police-custody duration under the BNSS is invalid, allowing police to question accused persons outside prison premises. However, the right of an accused to have an advocate present is confined to narrowly defined situations, reshaping investigative practice nationwide.