Under Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a person who has, during the investigation, inquiry or trial of an offence not punishable with death or life imprisonment, undergone detention for a period extending up to one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for that offence shall -

Section 479 of the BNSS, corresponding to Section 436A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, provides that where a person has, during the investigation, inquiry or trial of an offence not punishable with death or life imprisonment, undergone detention for a period extending up to one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for that offence, he shall be released by the court on bail. The first proviso adds that a first-time offender, who has never been convicted of any offence, shall be released on bond if he has undergone detention for a period extending up to one-third of the maximum period of imprisonment specified for the offence.