Budh Singh vs State Of Punjab

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's order directing police remand for seven days after the expiry of the initial 15-day period of judicial custody violated Section 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. The Court reaffirmed that no detention in police custody is permissible after 15 days, as established in C.B.I., Special Investigation Cell - I, New Delhi v. Anupam J. Kulkarni. The appeal was allowed, and the High Court's order was set aside, maintaining the Judicial Magistrate's decision.