CrPC Section 442 — Discharge from custody

Summary

Sub-section (1) says that once the bond has been executed, the person whose appearance it covers must be released. If the person is in jail, the court that admits them to bail must issue a release order to the officer in charge of the jail, who must release them upon receiving it.

Sub-section (2) says that this section, section 436 and section 437 do not require the release of a person who is liable to be detained for a matter other than the one covered by the bond.

Official Text

(1) As soon as the 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 436 or section 437, 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 was executed.

Sections referred to

• CrPC §436 — In what cases bail to be taken
• CrPC §437 — When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §487 — Discharge from custody