CrPC Section 437A: Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 33: Provisions as
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
*[437A. Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court. - (1) Before conclusion of the trial and before disposal of the appeal, the Court trying the offence or the Appellate Court, as the case may be, shall require the accused to execute bail bonds with sureties, to appear before the higher Court as and when such Court issues notice in respect of any appeal or petition filed against the judgment of the respective Court and such bail bonds shall be in force for six months.
(2) If such accused fails to appear, the bond stand forfeited and the procedure under section 446 shall apply.]
*[Inserted by Code of Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 2008]
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 436. In what cases bail to be taken
- 436A. Maximum period for which an under trial prisoner can be detained
- 437. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
- 438. Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- 439. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
- 440. Amount of bond and reduction thereof
- 441. Bond of accused and sureties
- 441A. Declaration by sureties
- 442. Discharge from custody
- 443. Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- 444. Discharge of sureties
- 445. Deposit instead of recognizance
- 446. Procedure when bond has been forfeited
- 446A. Cancellation of bond and bail bond
- 447. Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
- 448. Bond required from minor
- 449. Appeal from orders under section 446
- 450. Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances