BNSS · Section 496 · Chapter XXXV — PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS

Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances.

What this section does

The High Court or Court of Session may direct any Magistrate to levy the amount due on a bond for appearance or attendance at such High Court or Court of Session. This empowers superior courts to delegate the recovery of bond amounts to Magistrates.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: High Court · Court of Session · Magistrate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.450.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 496, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 496 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.