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§ 116 StPO (Code of Criminal Procedure) disagrees with that assertion. Remand detention is definitely a thing for people charged with murder.

• kstenerud 4y ago
  It's definitely a _possible_ thing, but it's not very common (as I stated before). It's even right there in the statute that there are degrees of curfew, required supervision, house arrest, etc based on the likelihood of the accused interfering with the investigation or absconding (which, once again, is rare). There are also cases where someone is deemed likely to commit another violent offense, but this is VERY rare. The point is that in such civilized countries, the legal system does everything it can to not interfere with someone's life, even when they are accused of a serious crime like murder. Most accused rarely see more than a few hours behind bars before trial, if that.