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Period of detention not to exceed twenty four hours.––An 1[Excise and Taxation Officer] arresting a person under this Act, or who has taken charge of the accused under sub-section (2) of section 30, shall not detain him in custody for a longer period than under all the circumstances of the case is reasonable and subject to the provisions of section 30 such period shall not in the absence of a special order of a Magistrate passed under section 40 exceed twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the Magistrate’s Court. 6[38. Certain offences to be non-bailable and triable summarily.–– Notwithstanding anything contained in 7[x x x x] the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1989—