BNSS Section 482 — Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest

Summary

If you believe you might be arrested for a non-bailable offence, you can apply to the High Court or the Court of Session for an order that, if you are arrested, you will be released on bail. The court may grant this order and can include conditions, such as requiring you to appear for police questioning, not threatening or influencing witnesses, not leaving India without permission, or any other condition that could be imposed if bail were granted under section 480. If the court issues such a direction and you are later arrested without a warrant, you must be released on bail if you are ready to give bail at the time of arrest or while in police custody. This section does not apply to arrests for offences under section 65 or sub-section (2) of section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Official Text

(1) When any person has reason to believe that he may be arrested on an accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence, he may apply to the High Court or the Court of Session for a direction under this section; and that Court may, if it thinks fit, direct that in the event of such arrest, he shall be released on bail.

(2) When the High Court or the Court of Session makes a direction under sub-section (1), it may include such conditions in such directions in the light of the facts of the particular case, as it may think fit, including—

(i) a condition that the person shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

(ii) a condition that the person shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;

(iii) a condition that the person shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court;

(iv) such other condition as may be imposed under sub-section (3) of section 480, as if the bail were granted under that section.

(3) If such person is thereafter arrested without warrant by an officer in charge of a police station on such accusation, and is prepared either at the time of arrest or at any time while in the custody of such officer to give bail, he shall be released on bail; and if a Magistrate taking cognizance of such offence decides that a warrant should be issued in the first instance against that person, he shall issue a bailable warrant in conformity with the direction of the Court under sub-section (1).

(4) Nothing in this section shall apply to any case involving the arrest of any person on accusation of having committed an offence under section 65 and sub-section (2) of section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Related Provisions

anticipatory bail

• CrPC §438 — Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.545 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.7 p.979 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• .. Petitioner/Accused No.12 vs The State of Tamilnadu, — Madras High Court ()
• SC (2025) Vol.5 p.730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.8 p.785 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.2 p.1588 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.7 p.105 — Supreme Court of India (2025)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• CrPC §438 — Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest