Discharge of sureties
Section 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with discharge of sureties. All or any sureties for the attendance and appearance of a person released on bail may at any time apply to a Magistrate to discharge the bond, either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) All or any sureties for the attendance and appearance of a person released on bail may at any time apply to a Magistrate to discharge the bond, either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants.
(2) On such application being made, the Magistrate shall issue his warrant of arrest directing that the person so released be brought before him.
(3) On the appearance of such person pursuant to the warrant, or on his voluntary surrender, the Magistrate shall direct the bond to be discharged either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants, and shall call upon such person to find other sufficient sureties, and, if he fails to do so, may commit him to jail.
Section 489, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 444 Discharge of sureties Text carried over almost unchanged 100%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Questions about Section 489
What does Section 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Discharge of sureties". All or any sureties for the attendance and appearance of a person released on bail may at any time apply to a Magistrate to discharge the bond, either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants.
How do I find court cases under Section 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 489, section 489 BNSS, section 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
It carries forward CrPC 444 (Discharge of sureties), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 489, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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