Remand under section 309 crpc | Remand of an Accused During Further Investigation |Police Remand After Filing Of Charge Sheet | Find Your Advocate

written by :- Ananya Sharma Remand of an Accused During Further Investigation We are well aware of the custody of an accused before the filing of charge-sheet that is during the stage of pre-cognizance. An accused can be kept in police custody for a maximum of 15 days and the remand i.e the judicial custody can be extended by the Judicial Magistrate to a period of 60 days or 90 days depending on the gravity of the offence and the amount of punishment for the offence. But a vital question which needs to be addressed is what happens to the custody of the accused after the filing of the charge-sheet and under which custody can an accused be kept for further investigation? The distinction of custody can be inferred with the help of section...