S. D. Anand, J.

1. The short question that has come up for adjudication presently before this Court is whether the provisions of section 167 (2) of the Code of Criminal procedure indicate that the person of the accused cannot be at all given to the police after initial 15 days period is over or whether the period for which person of the accused can be handed over to the police cannot exceed 15 days in all.

2. Facts, having a relevant bearing on the controversy, are as under: on 19.4.2007, at about 12.15 a. m. , a secret information was received by the police that the accused is travelling by atari Express Train No.4001 upto Pakistan on a forged passport and that he is also carrying a number of forged passports which could be recovered. The secret informer further informed that the apprehension of the petitioner may give a breakthrough in the investigation of the Atari Train Bomb blast case. Thereupon, the police acted and apprehended the accused respondent zafar Ali at Railway Station Ambala cantt. His personal search led to the recovery of a Visa from wherein the name of the accused (Zafar Ali son of saif Ali, resident of Sankhani, Police station, Jahangirabad, District bu