Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 486

BNSS 486: earlier CrPC 441A

Section 486 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 441A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 486 deals with declaration by sureties. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 486 was CrPC 441A.

Declaration by sureties.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXIII
s. 441A
Declaration by sureties
Every person standing surety to an accused person for his release on bail, shall make a declaration before the Court as to the number of persons to whom he has stood surety including the accused, giving therein all the relevant particulars.]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXV
s. 486
Declaration by sureties.
Every person standing surety to an accused person for his release on bail, shall make a declaration before the Court as to the number of persons to whom he has stood surety including the accused, giving therein all the relevant particulars.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 441A · Declaration by sureties
BNSS 485 · Bond of accused and sureties.BNSS 487 · Discharge from custody.

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