UPSC Prelims 2021 · GS Paper 1 · Q12
Polity
Medium · Judicial Custody versus Police Custody
Consider the following statements regarding judicial custody in India:
1. Under judicial custody, the accused is locked up inside a police station under police supervision.
2. Under judicial custody, the accused is lodged in jail under a magistrate's authority, and the investigating police officer cannot interrogate the accused without the court's approval.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?