arrested and detained in custody shall be produced be­ fore the nearest magistrate within a period of 24 hours of such arrest excluding the time necessary for the jour­ ney from the place of his arrest to the court of the ma­ gistrate and no such person shall be detained in custody beyond the said period without the authority of a mag­ istrate. Section 50 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, also provides that the person arrested shall be in­ formed of the grounds of his arrest and of the right to bail. No police officer shall detain in custody a person without warrant for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable, and such pe­ riod shall not in the absence of a special order of the magistrate exceed 24 hours exclusive of the time neces ­ sary for the journey from the place of arrest to the mag­ istrate ’s court. Section 309 of the Criminal Procedure Code specifically enjoins that in every inquiry or trial, the proceedings shall be held as expeditiously as poss ­ ible. In short, speedy trial is a fundamental right of an accused implicit in article 21 of the Constitution. (Kadra Pehadiya v. State of Bihar, AIR 1981 at pp. 940-941.) 59. Apart from the provisions made for punish ­ ments for wrongful confinement under the Indian Penal Code, the High Courts of India have also been empow ­ ered to issue the writ of habeas corpus, which is a pre­ rogative process for securing the liberty of the subject and also an effective means of immediate release from unlawful deprivation whether in a prison or in private custody. Accordingly, the Court can command the pro­ duction of the detained person and inquire into the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the provisions and rights related to arrest, detention, and trial of individuals, which suggests that it is related to the legal system and the protection of individual rights. The text references specific sections of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Constitution, which further supports this hypothesis.

**Category**
Justice, Law and Human Rights