Format · Sessions Court / High Court · s. 483 BNSS

Regular bail application under Section 483 BNSS

For an accused in custody. This is the old Section 439 CrPC application, rewritten in BNSS and BNS numbering — the title, prayer and verification all changed.

Fact-checked 10 Oct 2026 — advocate review pendingUpdated 9 Oct 2026
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IN THE COURT OF THE SESSIONS JUDGE, [DISTRICT]

BAIL APPLICATION No. ______ of 2026

IN THE MATTER OF:

[NAME OF ACCUSED], son of [FATHER’S NAME], resident of [ADDRESS] … Applicant

versus

State of [STATE] … Respondent

FIR No. [FIR NO.] dated [DATE], P.S. [POLICE STATION]
Under Sections [SECTIONS] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 483 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 FOR GRANT OF REGULAR BAIL

MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:

  1. That the applicant has been in judicial custody since [DATE OF ARREST] in the above FIR.
  2. That the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated. The dispute, if any, between the parties is civil in nature.
  3. That the investigation is complete and the charge-sheet was filed on [DATE]. The applicant’s custody is no longer required.
  4. That the applicant is a permanent resident of [CITY], has roots in society and is not likely to flee from justice.
  5. That the applicant undertakes to abide by any condition this Hon’ble Court may impose …

Pages 2–3 — grounds 6–9, the prayer and the verification — are filled from your FIR and arrest memo when you draft it in LawCentral.

Before you file

Usually annexed — check your court’s rules

  • Copy of the FIR
  • Arrest memo, and the custody certificate from the jail
  • Order rejecting bail below, if any
  • Details of earlier bail applications and their outcome (many High Courts require this)
  • Vakalatnama
  • Affidavit in support (some High Courts)

Where it goes. Sessions Court first. If refused, the same format goes to the High Court under the same section — change the court heading and add the order of refusal. Below the Sessions Court, a Magistrate hears bail under s. 480 BNSS (s. 478 for a bailable offence).

Read Section 483 BNSS in full

Rulings the grounds rely on

Supreme Court · 2022

Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI

(2022) 10 SCC 51

Bail is the rule and jail the exception; sets out categories and timelines courts must follow on bail applications.

Supreme Court · 2011

Sanjay Chandra v. CBI

(2012) 1 SCC 40

Bail is not to be refused as punishment; the seriousness of an economic charge alone does not justify continued custody.

Supreme Court · 2014

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar

(2014) 8 SCC 273

For offences punishable up to seven years, arrest must be justified — now the notice regime of s. 35 BNSS.

Related sections

s. 482 BNSS

Anticipatory bail

was s. 438 CrPC

s. 480 BNSS

Bail before a Magistrate

was s. 437 CrPC

s. 187(3) BNSS

Default bail

was s. 167(2) CrPC