Police remand permits investigation custody, but only under court control and for a limited period. A Kolkata criminal lawyer challenges excessive or unjustified remand to protect your rights during the investigation.
Limits on Police Remand
Under Section 167 CrPC, police custody is capped at fifteen days, after which the accused is sent to judicial custody. Courts scrutinise the need for remand at every hearing.
- Section 167 CrPC limits police custody
- Maximum fifteen days of police remand
- Magistrate authorises and reviews custody
- Default bail applies after expiry of limits
How a Lawyer Protects You
Your advocate appears at every remand hearing, opposes unnecessary custody and presses for bail once the investigation is complete.
Remand is not punishment, but it still deprives liberty. Consult the criminal lawyers at FileX Advocates in Kolkata to contest police remand and seek bail early.