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Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, no person accused or convicted of a scheduled offence shall, if in custody, be released on bail or on his own bond, unless— (a) the prosecution has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for bail; and (b) where the prosecution opposes the application for bail, the Court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence : Provided that a person accused of a scheduled offence, who has been in custody for a total period of one hundred and eighty days, may be released on bail, subject to such condition as the Court may think fit to impose : Provided further that no such person, as is referred to in the preceding proviso, shall be so released -- (i) if he had been previously convicted of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for seven years or more; or (ii) if he had been previously convicted on two or more occasions of a non- bailable and cognizable offence; or (iii) if he has committed a breach of any of the conditions of the bail subject to which he was released. [The Uttar Pradesh Dacoity Affected Areas Act, 1983] [Section 11-15] Special provisions regarding custody after arrest