Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 442

CrPC 442 in BNSS: Section 487

Section 442 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 487 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 442 deals with discharge from custody. The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 442 is now BNSS 487.

Discharge from custody · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.

Modified
98% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXIII
s. 442
Discharge from custody
(1) As soon as the 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 436 or section 437, 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 was executed.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXV
s. 487
Discharge from custody.
(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.
Text from India Code

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