Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 488
Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
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BNSS Section 488 deals with power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient and replaces CrPC 443.
Bare act text — BNSS 488
488. Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient.
If, through mistake, fraud or otherwise, insufficient sureties have been accepted, or if they afterwards become insufficient, the Court may issue a warrant of arrest directing that the person released on bail be brought before it and may order him to find sufficient sureties, and, on his failing so to do, may commit him to jail.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 488 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 488 (Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient) replaces Section 443 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 443 is now BNSS 488.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 487 — Discharge from custody
- 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
- BNSS 493 — Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited