BNSS · Section 490 · Chapter XXXV — PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS

Deposit instead of recognizance.

What this section does

When any person is required by a court or officer to execute a bond or bail bond, the court or officer may, except in the case of a bond for good behaviour, permit the person to deposit a sum of money or Government promissory notes in lieu of executing such bond.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Court · Officer · Accused

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.445.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 490, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 490 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.