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Section 483 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, BNSS| Bail by High Court or Sessions|Bare Act

Section 483 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)|Bail by High Court or Court of Sessions|Bare Act


Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail.


(1) A High Court or Court of Session may direct,—


(a) that any person accused of an offence and in custody be released on bail, and if the offence is of the nature specified in sub-section (3) of section 480, may impose any condition which it considers necessary for the purposes mentioned in that sub-section;


(b) that any condition imposed by a Magistrate when releasing any person on bail be set aside or modified:


Provided that the High Court or the Court of Session shall, before granting bail to a person who is accused of an offence which is triable exclusively by the Court of Session or which, though not so triable, is punishable with imprisonment for life, give notice of the application for bail to the Public Prosecutor unless it is, for reasons to be recorded in writing, of opinion that it is not practicable to give such notice:


Provided further that the High Court or the Court of Session shall, before granting bail to a person who is accused of an offence triable under section 65 or sub-section (2) of section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, give notice of the application for bail to the Public Prosecutor within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of the notice of such application.


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(2) The presence of the informant or any person authorised by him shall be obligatory at the time of hearing of the application for bail to the person under section 65 or sub-section (2) of section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.


(3) A High Court or Court of Session may direct that any person who has been released on bail under this Chapter be arrested and commit him to custody.



For reading conplete Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) bare act, start from here: https://www.myjudix.com/post/section-1-to-section-10-of-the-bharatiya-nagarik-suraksha-sanhita-bnss-bare-act


Links to important chapters of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS):


Section 30 to Section 40 of BNSS (Provisions relating to Arrest starting from Section 35):




Section 144-163 (Section 144,145,146 and 147 relate maintenance proceedings):



Section 173-Section 187 (including section 173 relating to FIR):



Section 188 to Section 209 (including section 193 relating to chargesheet/police report):



Section 210 to Section 222 (including provisions relating to cognizance):



Section 473 to Section 492) (Including Section 480, Section 481, Section 482, Section 483, Section 484, Section 485 that is, provisions relating to bail):


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