CRPC §88 → BNSS §90
Power to take bond for appearance
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88. Power to take bond for appearance.—When any person for whose appearance or arrest the officer presiding in any Court is empowered to issue a summons or warrant, is present in such Court, such officer may require such person to execute a bond, with or without sureties, for his appearance in such Court, or any other Court to which the case may be transferred for trial.
90. A Court may, in any case in which it is empowered by this Sanhita to issue a summons for the appearance of any person, issue, after recording its reasons in writing, a warrant for his arrest— (a) if, either before the issue of such summons, or after the issue of the same but before the time fixed for his appearance, the Court sees reason to believe that he has absconded or will not obey the summons; or (b) if at such time he fails to appear and the summons is proved to have been duly served in time to admit of his appearing in accordance therewith and no reasonable excuse is offered for such failure.
What changedAI-inferred
Power to take bond for appearance.
Old position
CrPC 88 is concerned with Power to take bond for appearance. Power to take bond for appearance
New position
BNSS 90 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Issue of of, or in addition to, summons.. A Court may, in any case in which it is empowered by this Sanhita to issue a summons for the appearance of any person, issue, after recording its reasons in writing, a warrant for his arrest
BNSS 90 (Issue of of, or in addition to, summons.) preserves the framework of CrPC 88. BNSS 90 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 90 text: A Court may, in any case in which it is...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 90 (Issue of of, or in addition to, summons.) preserves the framework of CrPC 88. BNSS 90 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 90 text: A Court may, in any case in which it is empowered by this Sanhita to issue a summons for the appearance of any person, issue, after recording its reasons in writing, a warrant for his arrest— (a) if, either before the issue of such summons, or after the issue of the same but before the time fixed for his appearance,...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 88 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 90 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 90 (Issue of of, or in addition to, summons.). 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
Cite this page
Newlaws.in, CRPC §88 → BNSS §90 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/88.
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