Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 487
Discharge from custody
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BNSS Section 487 deals with discharge from custody and replaces CrPC 442.
Bare act text — BNSS 487
487. Discharge from custody.
(1) As soon as the bond or bail bond has been executed, the person for whose appearance it has been executed shall be released; and, when he is in jail, the court admitting him to bail shall issue an order of release to the officer in charge of the jail, and such officer on receipt of the orders shall release him.
(2) Nothing in this section, section 478 or section 480, shall be deemed to require the release of any person liable to be detained for some matter other than that in respect of which the bond or bail bond was executed.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 442 → BNSS 487: The words "bail bond" are added in subsection (1) and (2).
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 487 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 487 (Discharge from custody) replaces Section 442 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 442 is now BNSS 487.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 484 — Amount of bond and reduction thereof
- BNSS 485 — Bond of accused and sureties
- BNSS 486 — Declaration by sureties
- BNSS 488 — Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- BNSS 489 — Discharge of sureties
- BNSS 490 — Deposit instead of recognizance
- BNSS 491 — Procedure when bond has been forfeited
- BNSS 492 — Cancellation of bond and bail bond