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Under section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the investigation detention…

This is default bail. Section 187(3) provides release on expiry of the applicable detention limit if the accused is prepared to furnish bail and does so.

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Under section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the investigation detention period expires before a police report is filed and the accused seeks bail and is prepared to furnish it. What is this form of bail called?

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This is default bail. Section 187(3) provides release on expiry of the applicable detention limit if the accused is prepared to furnish bail and does so.

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Option A

This is default bail. Section 187(3) provides release on expiry of the applicable detention limit if the accused is prepared to furnish bail and does so.

Option B

Anticipatory bail concerns a person apprehending arrest. The accused here is already detained.

Option C

The statutory entitlement arises from expiry of the detention period, without a decision granting bail on the ordinary merits.

Option D

Default bail rests on the statutory lapse. An interim bail order grants temporary relief.

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