MISHRA, J.

On a report by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Crime (General), Egmore, Madras-8, X Crime No. 1899/92 under sections 120-B, 124-A, 153A(1)(a)(b), 505(1)(b) of the Indian Penal Code and Ss. 13(1) and 13(2) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has been registered. Petitioners herein were taken in custody in connection with the said case, and produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Madras.

2. Mr. T. V. Subramaniyan, who is in charge of regular Court No. X, since the Court of the regular Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate was vacant, held the charge of the Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and ordered for remand of the petitioners on 18-9-1992. This order passed under sub-section (2) of S. 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was evidently on the report of the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned who, after arresting the petitioners herein and obtaining them into custody, was duty bound to produce them before a Magistrate as required under Art. 22(2) of the Constitution of India and under S. 167(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure if it appeared to him that the investigation coul