Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 484
Amount of bond and reduction thereof
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BNSS Section 484 deals with amount of bond and reduction thereof and replaces CrPC 440.
Bare act text — BNSS 484
484. Amount of bond and reduction thereof.
(1) The amount of every bond executed under this Chapter shall be fixed with due regard to the circumstances of the case and shall not be excessive.
(2) The High Court or the Court of Session may direct that the bail required by a police officer or Magistrate be reduced.
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What was BNSS Section 484 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 484 (Amount of bond and reduction thereof) replaces Section 440 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 440 is now BNSS 484.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 479 — Maximum period for which under-trial prisoner can be detained
- BNSS 480 — When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
- BNSS 481 — Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court
- BNSS 482 — Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- BNSS 483 — Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
- BNSS 485 — Bond of accused and sureties
- BNSS 486 — Declaration by sureties
- BNSS 487 — Discharge from custody
- BNSS 488 — Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- BNSS 489 — Discharge of sureties