Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 437 in BNSS
§ 437 CrPC→§ 480 BNSS
When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence. Section 437 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence) corresponds to Section 480 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 433 | Power to commute sentence | 474 |
| 436 | In what cases bail to be taken | 478 |
| 436A | Maximum period for which undertrial prisoner can be detained | 479 |
| 438 | Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest | 482 |
| 439 | Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail | 483 |
| 451 | Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial | 497 |
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