Section 71: Power to remand in detention or on guarantee at any stage of proceedings

1) In the course of examining evidence, the court may, irrespective of the stage of the proceedings of a case, and in the light of the circumstances of the case, remand the accused in detention pursuant to Section 67 or demand a bail/bond, guarantee or bank guarantee from the accused pursuant to Section 68; and nothing shall be deemed to prevent the court from remanding the accused in detention or demanding a bail/bond, guarantee or bank guarantee from the accused subsequently by the reason only that the accused was not remanded in detention or that a bail/bond, guarantee or bank guarantee was not taken from him or her earlier.

2) If the court has any reasonable ground to prove that the accused remanded in detention pursuant to Section 67 or 68 is not guilty of the offence, the court may, irrespective of the stage of proceedings of the case, hear such matter and order the release of such accused from detention.