Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with -

Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 concerns the maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained. For eligible offences, the general release threshold is one-half of the maximum imprisonment, with release on bail; a first-time offender who has never been convicted is released on bond at the one-third threshold. These rules exclude offences carrying death or life imprisonment as a specified punishment and remain subject to the further provisos and subsection (2).