Remand orders: who issues remand orders?

• A. Police officer issues remand orders.
• B. Sessions Court issues remand orders.
• C. Magistrate issues remand orders to prolong police custody for investigation.
• D. High Court issues remand orders.

Answer: (C)

Remand orders are judicial directives that extend a suspect’s detention in police custody for the purposes of investigation. The authority to grant this extension lies with a magistrate, not the police. A magistrate evaluates the need to prolong custody to allow investigators to gather evidence within the limits set by law. Sessions Court and High Court do not issue remand orders during the investigation stage; the former handles trials after the preliminary process, and the latter would not grant such detention extensions. Therefore, the appropriate authority to issue a remand order is a magistrate to prolong police custody for investigation.