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An investigation gives the officer in charge of a police station neither sufficient evidence nor…

The officer must release the accused from custody on execution of a bond or bail bond, as directed, for appearance before the competent Magistrate if required. The choice…

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An investigation gives the officer in charge of a police station neither sufficient evidence nor reasonable grounds of suspicion to justify forwarding an accused in custody to a Magistrate. What does section 189 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 require?

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The officer must release the accused from custody on execution of a bond or bail bond, as directed, for appearance before the competent Magistrate if required. The choice between those instruments concerns surety.

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Option A

Section 189 directs release in these circumstances. Continued custody until a final report is not the specified course.

Option B

Section 189 requires release on a bond or bail bond, as directed, to appear before the competent Magistrate if required.

Option C

The statute requires a bond or bail bond even when surety is unnecessary.

Option D

Forwarding is the distinct route governed by section 190 when there is sufficient evidence or reasonable ground.

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