Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 493

BNSS 493: earlier CrPC 447

Section 493 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 447 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 493 deals with procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 493 was CrPC 447.

Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited.

Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXIII
s. 447
Procedure in case of insolvency of death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
When any surety to a bond under this Code becomes insolvent or dies, or when any bond is forfeited under the provisions of section 446, the Court by whose order such bond was taken, or a Magistrate of the first class may order the person from whom such security was demanded to furnish fresh securities in accordance with the directions of the original order, and if such security is not furnished, such Court or Magistrate may proceed as if there had been a default in complying with such original order.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXV
s. 493
Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited.
When any surety to a bail bond under this Sanhita becomes insolvent or dies, or when any bond is forfeited under the provisions of section 491, the Court by whose order such bond was taken, or a Magistrate of the first class may order the person from whom such security was demanded to furnish fresh security in accordance with the directions of the original order, and if such security is not furnished, such Court or Magistrate may proceed as if there had been a default in complying with such original order.
Text from India Code

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