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Every person detained or arrested under any of the provisions of this Act shall be taken or produced before the nearest Magistrate having jurisdiction with a report containing full particulars of the person arrested or articles seized and the circumstances under which the arrest or seizure was affected, within 24 hours of such arrest or seizure, exclusive of the time necessary for the actual journey from the place of arrest to the Court of the Magistrate.