BNSS §493
case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is
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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.
493. 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.
What changedAI-inferred
Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited.
Old position
CrPC 447 is concerned with Procedure in case of insolvency of death of surety or when a bond is forfeited. Procedure in case of insolvency of death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
New position
BNSS 493 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is. 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
BNSS 493 (case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is) preserves the framework of CrPC 447. BNSS 493 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 493 text: When any surety to a...
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BNSS 493 (case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is) preserves the framework of CrPC 447. BNSS 493 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 493 text: 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 447 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 493 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 493 (case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is). 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 §447 → BNSS §493 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/493.
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