BNS §269

Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: editor verified
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Old law
IPC §229A
Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court. 7

1[229A. Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court.—Whoever, having been charged with an offence and released on bail or on bond without sureties, fails without sufficient cause (the burden of proving which shall lie upon him), to appear in court in accordance with the terms of the bail or bond, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both. Explanation.—The punishment under this section is— (a) in addition to the punishment to which the offender would be liable on a conviction for the offence with which he has been charged; and (b) without prejudice to the power of the court to order forfeiture of the bond.] CHAPTER XII OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO COINAND GOVERNMENT STAMPS

New law
BNS §269
Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court

Whoever, having been charged with an offence and released on bail bond or on bond, fails without sufficient cause (the burden of proving which shall lie upon him), to appear in Court in accordance with the terms of the bail or bond, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

What changedAI-inferred

IPC 229A (failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court without sufficient cause; imprisonment up to 1 year — added to IPC by Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005) is preserved character-identically as BNS 269 including the Explanation that punishment is additive to underlying-offence-conviction punishment and without prejudice to bond forfeiture.

Old position

IPC 229A is concerned with Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court. 7. 1[229A

New position

BNS 269 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court. Whoever, having been charged with an offence and released on bail bond or on bond, fails without sufficient cause (the burden of proving which shall lie upon him), to appear in Court in accordance with the terms of the bail or bond, shall

IPC 229A (failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court without sufficient cause; imprisonment up to 1 year — added to IPC by Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005) is preserved character-identically as BNS 269 including the Explanation that punishment is additive to...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

IPC 229A (failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court without sufficient cause; imprisonment up to 1 year — added to IPC by Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005) is preserved character-identically as BNS 269 including the Explanation that punishment is additive to underlying-offence-conviction punishment and without prejudice to bond forfeiture.

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 229A continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 269 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.

Frequently asked

BNS 269 (Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IPC §229A → BNS §269 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/bns/269.

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