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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 436A CrPC - Maximum period for which An undertrial prisoner can be Detained

Section 436A CrPC is now Section 479 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
436A - Maximum period for which An undertrial prisoner can be Detained
New provision
Section 479 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 479 BNSS Modified “or life imprisonment is added ." One new proviso is added to subsection (1), which states about the bail of first - time offenders. Two new subsections (2) and (3) are added, which are about bail for individuals having multiple pending investigations, inquiries or trials for more than one offence, and applications by the superintendent of jail where the accused pe rson is detained, respectively.“bail” is added in place of “his personal bond with or without sureties," “also” is used in place of “further”.

Section 436A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with maximum period for which An undertrial prisoner can be Detained. Under the new law this is Section 479 of the BNSS.

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