CRPC §437A → BNSS §481

Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court

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Old law
CRPC §437A
Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court

1[437A. Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court.—(1) Before conclusion of the trial and before disposal of the appeal, the Court trying the offence or the Appellate Court, as the case may be, shall require the accused to execute bail bonds with sureties, to appear before the higher Court as and when such Court issues notice in respect of any appeal or petition filed against the judgment of the respective Court and such bail bonds shall be in force for six months.

(2) If such accused fails to appear, the bond stand forfeited and the procedure under section 446 shall apply.]

New law
BNSS §481
accused to appear before Court. Direction for grant of bail to person

481.

(1) Before conclusion of the trial and before disposal of the appeal, the Court trying the offence or the Appellate Court, as the case may be, shall require the accused to execute a bond or bail bond, to appear before the higher Court as and when such Court issues notice in respect of any appeal or petition filed against the judgment of the respective Court and such bond shall be in force for six months.

(2) If such accused fails to appear, the bond stand forfeited and the procedure under section 491 shall apply.

What changedAI-inferred

Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court.

Old position

CrPC 437A is concerned with Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court. 1[437A

New position

BNSS 481 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: accused to appear before Court. Direction for grant of bail to person. Before conclusion of the trial and before disposal of the appeal, the Court trying the offence or the Appellate Court, as the case may be, shall require the accused to execute a bond or bail bond, to appear before the higher Court as and

BNSS 481 (accused to appear before Court. Direction for grant of bail to person) preserves the framework of CrPC 437A. BNSS 481 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 481 text: Before...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 481 (accused to appear before Court. Direction for grant of bail to person) preserves the framework of CrPC 437A. BNSS 481 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 481 text: Before conclusion of the trial and before disposal of the appeal, the Court trying the offence or the Appellate Court, as the case may be, shall require the accused to execute a bond or bail bond, to appear before the higher Court as and when such Court issues notice in respect of any appeal or petition filed against...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 437A continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 481 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.

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BNSS 481 (accused to appear before Court. Direction for grant of bail to person). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §437A → BNSS §481 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/crpc/437A.

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