The correct answer is (a).
Section 212(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 states that “When an accused person is released on bail, the Magistrate may, at the time of granting bail, or at any time thereafter, direct that he shall be bound down to appear before such Magistrate or other Magistrate at such place and on such date as may be specified in the order, and to remain in his custody until he has so appeared.”
The proviso to Section 212(1) states that “Provided that the time included between the first and last of such dates shall not exceed one year.”
This means that the accused person cannot be kept in custody for more than one year after being released on bail. If the accused person does not appear before the Magistrate on the date specified in the order, the Magistrate may issue a warrant for his arrest.
The other options are incorrect because they do not contain the proviso that the time included between the first and last of such dates shall not exceed one year.