Kuala Lampur, April 19 -- A suspect (OYDS) arrested by the police can only be held in custody for a maximum of 24 hours, excluding the time taken to travel from the arrest location to the Magistrate's Court, as outlined in Section 28(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). If the police require additional time to complete their investigation, they must apply to a Magistrate for an extension of the OYDS's detention. 

The period of detention while the investigation is ongoing is known as "remand". The statutory framework governing remand proceedings is set out in Section 117 CPC.

In 2020, Parliament passed a significant amendment to the Subordinate Courts Act 1958 (SCA) vide the Subordinate Courts (Amendment) Act 2020 (Act A1622). A...