Maximum period for which under-trial prisoner can be detained
Addresses specified undertrial detention thresholds and exceptions.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 436A (material differences) · orientation only
Official law source ↗Bail & procedure · LEGAL ISSUE GUIDE
Undertrial Detention
विचाराधीन कैदी
Find provisions concerning prolonged detention and potential release under the BNSS.
Understanding this legal issue
Find provisions concerning prolonged detention and potential release under the BNSS.
BNSS Section 479 includes eligibility limits, exceptions and important qualifiers; do not calculate release solely from a sentence maximum without legal review.
Key question: Is the person a first-time offender and do statutory exclusions apply?
SELECTED PROVISIONS · NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Core provisions
Related procedure
Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
Regulates remand and police/judicial custody when investigation is incomplete; key for default-bail analysis.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 167 · orientation only
Official law source ↗In what cases bail to be taken
Bail in bailable-offence cases and relevant statutory qualifications.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 436 · orientation only
Official law source ↗When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
Concerns bail in non-bailable cases, subject to statutory restrictions.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 437 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Constitutional rights
Protection of life and personal liberty
Protects life and personal liberty, subject to procedure established by law and constitutional interpretation.
Official law source ↗Protection against arrest and detention
Sets out safeguards concerning arrest and detention, subject to constitutional exceptions.
Official law source ↗Before relying on these references: Read the full official law, check sub-sections, schedules, exemptions, dates, special Acts, transition rules and current judicial interpretation. Mentioning a section here does not mean it applies to every fact pattern.