BNSS Section 487: Discharge from custody
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 35: Provisions as to Bail and Bonds
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¶487.
(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.
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Replaces CrPC 442. CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)
Official reference: Ministry of Home Affairs: Gazette text, 25 December 2023 — source link checked: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2024-07-01.Mobile-app reference import; the recorded snapshot date is not a fresh legal-currency guarantee. The linked government text is an independent authoritative reference, not certification that this website reproduces the same edition. The source link was checked, not every provision or subsequent amendment. Check commencement notifications, savings and jurisdiction-specific variations separately.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 478. In what cases bail to be taken
- 479. Maximum period for which undertrial prisoner can be detained
- 480. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
- 481. Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court
- 482. Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- 483. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
- 484. Amount of bond and reduction thereof
- 485. Bond of accused and sureties
- 486. Declaration by sureties
- 488. Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- 489. Discharge of sureties
- 490. Deposit instead of recognizance
- 491. Procedure when bond has been forfeited
- 492. Cancellation of bond and bail bond
- 493. Procedure in case of insolvency of death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
- 494. Bond required from child
- 495. Appeal from orders under section 491
- 496. Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances