57. A police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, without unnecessary delay and subject to the provisions herein contained as to bail, take or send the person arrested before a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of a police station.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 57: Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
Chapter V — Arrest of Persons
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).