(1.) Times without number, the scope and purport of Article 22 of the Constitution of India, specially Article 22(2) came up for judicial interpretation and consideration in relation to the question as to whether it is obligatory for the arresting officer / agency to produce the arrested person before the nearest Magistrate within 24 hours of his arrest or the term "nearest Magistrate" extends to jurisdictional Magistrate in relation to production of the accused within 24 hours of his arrest.
(2.) The instant writ petition raises the same question of law in addition to the second question as to whether remand order is amenable to writ jurisdiction specially when statutory indictment is alleged to have been not considered by the learned Magistrate while remanding the accused in police custody or in custody of special investigating agency.
(3.) Now the facts.