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What is the legal duration of pre-trial detention?
– 60 days : cases triable by the High Court and its subordinate courts – 180 days : cases triable only by the High Court
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On what grounds and when is a pre-trial detention allowed?
In case of no respect of the conditions of a release on bail
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On what grounds and when can someone be subject to a warrant of arrest?
– Offence – Non respect of a summons or a bond
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Where is the place of police custody?
“Lock up” (separated from convicted prisoners)
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What is the legal duration of police custody?
48 hours maximum
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On what grounds and when can someone be placed in custody?
To conduct an inquiry and a police interrogation
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On what grounds and when can someone be arrested (judicial arrest)?
In execution of an order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion to have committed an offence