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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (which replaced the CrPC, 1973), the provision relating to anticipatory bail is contained in section

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (which replaced the CrPC, 1973), the provision relating to anticipatory bail is contained in section
  1. 478
  2. 480
  3. 483
  4. 482

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Correct answer: D - 482
Anticipatory bail (direction for grant of bail to a person apprehending arrest) is in section 482 of the BNSS, which replaced section 438 of the CrPC. Section 478 deals with bail in bailable offences, section 480 with bail in non-bailable offences, and section 483 with the special powers of the High Court or Court of Session regarding bail.

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