law: The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
  19. Power to arrest.-
  1.  If
  
  the Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director or any other officer
  
  authorised in this behalf by the Central Government by general or special
  
  order, has on the basis of material in his possession, reason to believe (the
  
  reason for such belief to be recorded in writing) that any person has been
  
  guilty of an offence punishable under this Act, he may arrest such person and
  
  shall, as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds for such arrest.
  2.  The
  
  Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director or any other officer shall,
  
  immediately after arrest of such person under sub-section (1), forward a copy
  
  of the order along with the material in his possession, referred to in that
  
  sub-section, to the Adjudicating Authority in a sealed envelope, in the manner,
  
  as may be prescribed and such Adjudicating Authority shall keep such order and
  
  material for such period, as may be prescribed.
  3.  Every
  
  person arrested under sub-section (1) shall, within twenty-four hours, be taken
  
  to a Judicial Magistrate or a Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be,
  
  having jurisdiction: Provided that the period of twenty-four hours shall
  
  exclude the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the
  
  Magistrate's Court.