Muskan Bansal, LLM, CT University (CTU), Ludhiana Dr. Chenna Abrol, CT University (CTU), Ludhiana ABSTRACT For decades, Indian bail jurisprudence has operated on a paradox: while the Supreme Court champions "bail, not jail" as a mandate of Article 21, the reality for thousands of undertrials is a system defined by colonial-era inertia and economic barriers. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, enters this landscape promising a departure from the past, notably by providing the...