In all cases provided for in this paragraph, the court may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 141-1, place or maintain the accused under judicial supervision. This decision is provisionally enforceable. If the accused person placed under judicial supervision evades the obligations imposed on him, the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 141-2 shall apply.
In the cases provided for by articles 395 et seq, the court may also place or keep the accused in pre-trial detention by a specially reasoned decision. The decision prescribing detention is made in accordance with the procedures set out in the articles 135, 137-3, first paragraph and 464-1 and is motivated by reference to the provisions of 1° to 6° of article 144. It is enforceable provisionally.
When the accused is in pre-trial detention, the judgment on the merits must be handed down within two months of the day of his first appearance before the court. In the absence of a decision on the merits by the end of this period, pre-trial detention is terminated. The accused, if not detained for another reason, is automatically released.
Where the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 397-1 have been applied, the period provided for in the previous paragraph is extended to four months.