488. If, through mistake, fraud or otherwise, insufficient sureties have been accepted, or if they afterwards become insufficient, the Court may issue a warrant of arrest directing that the person released on bail be brought before it and may order him to find sufficient sureties, and, on his failing so to do, may commit him to jail.
BNSS Section 488: Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
Section 488 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient. It replaces CrPC 443 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 488
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 443: Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
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