BNSS · Section 487 · Chapter XXXV — PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS

Discharge from custody.

What this section does

Upon execution of the bond or bail bond, the person for whose appearance it was executed shall be released; if in jail, the court shall issue a release order to the officer in charge of the jail who must then release the person. This section does not require release of a person liable to be detained for any matter other than that for which the bond was executed.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Court · Officer in charge of jail · Accused

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.442.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 487, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 487 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.