¹[(1)  Before conclusion of the trial and before disposal of the appeal, the Court trying the offence or the Appellate Court, as the case may be, shall require the accused to execute bail bonds with sureties, to appear before the higher Court as and when such Court issues notice in respect of any appeal or petition filed against the judgment of the respective Court and such bail bonds shall be in force for six months.

   (2)  If such accused fails to appear, the bond stand forfeited and the procedure under section 446 shall apply.]

STATE AMENDMENT

Uttar Pradesh

   Insertion of sections 438 in Act no. 2 of 1974 as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh.— In the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, after section 437-A the following section shall be inserted, namely: —

   “438.  Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest.—(1) Where any person has reason to believe that he may be arrested on accusation or having committed a non-bailable offence, he may apply to the High Court or the Court of Session for a direction under this section that in the event of such arrest he shall be released on bail; and that Court may, after taking into consideration, inter alia, the following factors, namely:-

   (i)  the nature and gravity of the accusation;

   (ii)  the antecedents of the applicant including the fact as to whether he has previously undergone imprisonment on conviction by a Court in respect of any cognizable offence;

   (iii)  the possibility of the applicant to flee from justice; and

   (iv)  where the accusation has been made with the object of injuring or humiliating the applicant by having him so arrested;

either reject the application forthwith or issue an interim order for the grant of anticipatory bail:

   Provided that where the High Court or, as the case may be, the Court of Session, has not passed any interim order under this sub-section or has rejected the application for grant of anticipatory bail, it shall be open to an officer in-charge of a police station to arrest, without warrant, the applicant on the basis of the accusation apprehended in such application.

   (2)  Where the High Court or, as the case may be, the Court of Session, considers it expedient to issue an interim order to grant anticipatory bail under sub-section (1), the Court shall indicate therein the date, on which the application for grant of anticipatory bail shall be finally heard for passing an order thereon, as the Court may deem fit, and if the Court passes any order granting anticipatory bail, such order shall include inter alia the following conditions, namely:-

   (i)  that the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

   (ii)  that the applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;

   (iii)  that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court; and

   (iv)  such other conditions as may be imposed under sub-section (3) of section 437, as if the bail were granted under that section.

   Explanation:—The final order made on an application for direction under sub-section (1); shall not be construed as an interlocutory order for the purpose of this Code.

   (3)  Where the Court grants an interim order under sub-section (1), it shall forthwith cause a notice being not less than seven days notice, together with a copy of such order to be served on the Public Prosecutor and the Superintendent of Police, with a view to give the Public Prosecutor a reasonable opportunity of being heard when the application shall be finally heard by the Court.

   (4)  On the date indicated in the interim order under sub-section (2), the Court shall hear the Public Prosecutor and the applicant and after due consideration of their contentions, it may either confirm, modify or cancel the interim order.

   (5)  The High Court or the Court of Session, as the case may be, shall finally dispose of an application for grant of anticipatory bail under sub-section (1), within thirty days of the date of such application.

   (6)  Provisions of this section shall not be applicable,--

   (a)  to the offences arising out of,--

   (i)  the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967;

   (ii)  the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985;

   (iii)  the Official Secret Act, 1923;

   (iv)  the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986.

   (b)  in the offences, in which death sentence can be awarded.

   (7)  If an application under this section has been made by any person to the High Court, no application by the same person shall be entertained by the Court of Session.

[Vide Uttar Pradesh 4 of 2019, s. 2]