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The Sixty-Day Clock: Default bail under BNSS s.187
Arun Prakash, a used-car dealer in Coimbatore, was arrested on a complaint that he took ₹9.5 lakh as advance for a car he never delivered. The FIR invokes cheating under s.318(4) of the BNS. He has been in judicial custody since he was first produced before the Judicial Magistrate. His wife asks whether he can be released now, as the police have still not filed the charge sheet.
Client: Arun Prakash, 34 (accused, in judicial custody) · As on: 4 Mar 2026
What you will learn
Governing law
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — The procedure code: arrest, remand, investigation and bail.
Key provisions
- s.187(3): Limits on detention during investigation; default bail
- s.193: Police report on completion of investigation (charge sheet)
- s.58: No detention beyond 24 hours without a Magistrate’s order
The six rooms
- The Mystery — sort 8 statements into facts that matter and distractions, then name the legal issue.
- The Evidence Vault — match 5 items of evidence to the facts and build a verified chronology.
- The Statute Library — choose the governing Act from 5 and the sections that decide the case.
- Decode the Section — sort clauses of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, s.187(3) and apply them to the facts.
- The Decision Chamber — pick the right next step and justify it.
- The Final Submission — complete the evidence checklist, deadlines and open questions.
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Fictional learning scenario. Names, facts and dates are invented; statutory references are summarised and must be verified before use.