487. (1) As soon as the bond or bail bond has been executed, the person for whose appearance it has been executed shall be released; and, when he is in jail, the court admitting him to bail shall issue an order of release to the officer in charge of the jail, and such officer on receipt of the orders shall release him. (2) Nothing in this section, section 478 or section 480, shall be deemed to require the release of any person liable to be detained for some matter other than that in respect of which the bond or bail bond was executed.
CrPC Section 442 in BNSS: Section 487
Discharge from custody
Section 442 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Discharge from custody) corresponds to Section 487 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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