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Section 480(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 puts fetters on the powers of Magistrate…

The first proviso to Section 480(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 437(1) CrPC, which used the words "under the age of sixteen years")…

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Section 480(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 puts fetters on the powers of Magistrate to grant bail to any accused person arrested in non-bailable offence when there appear reasonable grounds for believing that he has been guilty of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, but the first proviso thereto carves exception and provides that such accused can be released on bail if such person is

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The first proviso to Section 480(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 437(1) CrPC, which used the words "under the age of sixteen years") permits release of a child, a woman, or a person who is sick or infirm despite the stated bail restriction. Each listed category is therefore covered. The proviso confers discretion to release; membership of a category does not make bail automatic.

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