CrPC § 444 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 444 CrPC — Discharge of sureties
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 489 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 489 — Discharge of sureties
(1) All or any sureties for the attendance and appearance of a person released on bail may at any time apply to a Magistrate to discharge the bond, either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants.
(2) On such application being made, the Magistrate shall issue his warrant of arrest directing that the person so released be brought before him.
(3) On the appearance of such person pursuant to the warrant, or on his voluntary surrender, the Magistrate shall direct the bond to be discharged either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants, and shall call upon such person to find other sufficient sureties, and, if he fails to do so, may commit him to jail.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 489 in full