Landmark case · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation · Semester 5
Rakesh Kumar Paul v. State of Assam
(2017) 15 SCC 67 · Supreme Court of India
Where the offence is punishable with a minimum of ten years, the ninety-day period applies; the accused must be informed of the right to default bail.
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Production, default bail and medical examination: BNSS 58, 187 / CrPC 57, 167
— Unit I, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 58 — Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours (cf. s. 57 CrPC)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 54 — Medical examination of accused (cf. s. 54 CrPC)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 187 — Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours (cf. s. 167 CrPC)