BNSS · Section 489 · Chapter XXXV — PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS

Discharge of sureties.

What this section does

Any surety for a person released on bail may apply to a Magistrate at any time to be discharged from the bond wholly or partially; the Magistrate shall then issue a warrant of arrest for the released person. On the person's appearance or voluntary surrender, the Magistrate shall discharge the bond to the extent applied for, call upon the person to find fresh sureties, and may commit them to jail if they fail to do so.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Surety · Magistrate · Accused

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.444.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 489, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 489 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.