Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 478: In what cases bail to be taken
CrPC Section 436 is covered by BNSS Section 478.
- BNSS 478CrPC: 436Changed
In what cases bail to be taken.
The word “bail” is replaced by "or bail bond". “without sureties” is excluded. In subsection(2) “bond or”, “or bail bond” are added.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNSS sections
- BNSS 480: When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence · CrPC 437
- BNSS 488: Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient · CrPC 443
- BNSS 432: Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken · CrPC 391
- BNSS 408: Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken · CrPC 367
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