BNSS §492
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3[446A. Cancellation of bond and bail bond.—Without prejudice to the provisions of section 446, where a bond under this Code is for appearance of a person in a case and it is forfeited for breach of a condition,— (a) the bond executed by such person as well as the bond, if any, executed by one or more of his sureties in that case shall stand cancelled; and (b) thereafter no such person shall be released only on his own bond in that case, if the Police Officer or the Court, as the case may be, for appearance before whom the bond was executed, is satisfied that there was no sufficient cause for the failure of the person bound by the bond to comply with its condition: Provided that subject to any other provisions of this Code he may be released in that case upon the execution of a fresh personal bond for such sum of money and bond by one or more of such sureties as the Police Officer or the Court, as the case may be, thinks sufficient.]
492. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 491, where a bond or bail bond under this Sanhita is for appearance of a person in a case and it is forfeited for breach of a condition,— (a) the bond executed by such person as well as the bond, if any, executed by one or more of his sureties in that case shall stand cancelled; and (b) thereafter no such person shall be released only on his own bond in that case, if the police officer or the Court, as the case may be, for appearance before whom the bond was executed, is satisfied that there was no sufficient cause for the failure of the person bound by the bond to comply with its condition: Provided that subject to any other provisions of this Sanhita he may be released in that case upon the execution of a fresh personal bond for such sum of money and bond by one or more of such sureties as the police officer or the Court, as the case may be, thinks sufficient.
What changedAI-inferred
Cancellation of bond and bail bond.
Old position
CrPC 446A is concerned with Cancellation of bond and bail bond. 3[446A
New position
BNSS 492 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: condition,--. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 491, where a bond or bail bond under this Sanhita is for appearance of a person in a case and it is forfeited for breach of a condition,
BNSS 492 (condition,--) preserves the framework of CrPC 446A. BNSS 492 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 492 text: Without prejudice to the provisions of section 491, where a bond...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 492 (condition,--) preserves the framework of CrPC 446A. BNSS 492 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 492 text: Without prejudice to the provisions of section 491, where a bond or bail bond under this Sanhita is for appearance of a person in a case and it is forfeited for breach of a condition,— (a) the bond executed by such person as well as the bond, if any, executed by one or more of his sureties in that case shall stand...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 446A continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 492 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
BNSS 492 (condition,--). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §446A → BNSS §492 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/492.
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