Concept of Bail under BNSS

Section 480 of BNSS provides procedure of bail in Non-Bailable cases. In this article, we will deal with the procedure to write.

Sample draft

BEFORE THE COURT OF MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS, BILASPUR

B.A. NO. _____/2025

Mr Hassan Rahman, age: 35 yrs, S/o Mohamad Rahman, R/o village Rohini, P.S. and District: Bilaspur, .                              …………………Petitioner/Applicant(In Jail since 21^st Jan, 2025)

Versus

The State                                                                       …………………Respondent/O.P.

APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 480 BNSS FOR GRANT OF BAIL AGAINST CASE ARISING U/S 318(4), 338, 339, 351(4) OF BNS W.R.T. FIR NO. _______ OF 2024.

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The Petitioner has filed bail application under S. 480 of BNSS before this learned court.

The Petitioner most respectfully sheweth:-

1. That the Petitioner Hassan Rahman, age 35 years, S/o Mohamad Rahman, R/o village Rohini, P.S. Vikasnagar, District: Bilaspur has filed for application of bail under Section 480 of BNSS.
2. That the Petitioner have been arrested on 21^st Jan, 2025 by Police on false and frivolous grounds. The facts mentioned in FIR are misleading, fabricated and unreasonable.
3. That the Petitioner has not committed any offence under law or facts under the respective provision of BNS.
4. That the Petitioner has no criminal antecedents and never been previously convicted on any of the above offence mentioned.
5. That the offence on which the Petitioner is arrested is not related to any offence punishable with death or imprisonment of life.
6. That the Petitioner in no way threaten the proceedings of Court or will hamper evidence or witnesses involved, or will abscond from the proceedings, and willing to provide full assistance for the final conclusion of the case.
7. That the Petitioner agrees to fulfill any conditions imposed by the learned Court.
8. That the Petitioner is also willing to furnish any sureties imposed by the learned Court. (According to Form No. 47 of BNSS).
9. That the Petitioner is attaching in ANNEXURE A the order of Court in civil appeal no. ________ of 2011 where the court held the genuineness of the document.
10. That the bail application is under the jurisdiction of learned Court and the offences mentioned therein are triable by this learned court.

Prayer

It is therefore prayed before this learned court to grant bail to the petitioner and order the release of petitioner on above mentioned grounds and pass any other order as it may deem fit in interest of justice. For that, the Petitioner shall in duty bound shall ever pray.

Place_________                                                                                                     (Advocate)

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