Statutes—Construction—Criminal Procedure Code, 1960—Criminal Procedure Code,
1960 (Act 30), s. 96 (7) (a) as amended by N.R.C.D. 309—Proper construction of
section 96 (7) (a)—Criminal Procedure Code, 1960 (Act 30), s. 96 (7) (a)—Criminal
Procedure Code (Amendment) Decree, 1975 (N.R.C.D. 309), s.2.
Criminal law and procedure—Bail—Application for bail before trial—Charge of
abetment of murder—Section 96 (7) (a) of Act 30 as amended by s. 2 of N.R.C.D. 309
mandatorily prohibiting grant of bail in case of murder—Section 96 (7) (a) inapplicable
on proof of unreasonable delay in prosecuting case—Applicants entitled to be
released on bail under—Constitution, 1979, art, 21 (3) (b) and (4) when not tried within
a reasonable time—Act 30, s. 96 (7) (a)— Constitution, 1979, art. 21 (3) (b) and (4).