High Court clarifies that the 24-hour period for presenting an accused before a magistrate starts from the time of arrest, not the time recorded in the case diary

The High Court clarified that the 24-hour period for presenting an accused in a criminal case before a magistrate starts from the time of arrest, not the time recorded in the case diary. The single-judge bench, headed by Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty, passed the order while endorsing the criminal application filed by Naveen (35) of Masuvalli, Sakaleshpura taluk, seeking bail. The court noted that the accused was voluntarily surrendered to the police in Aldur, Chikkamagaluru district, on October 14, 2025, at 11 AM.