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Section 442 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
442.Discharge from custody.-
(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.
Related Sections
- Section 46: Arrest how made
- Section 450: Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
- Section 50: Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
- Section 88: Power to take bond for appearance
- Section 402: Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
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