Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
436.In what cases bail to be taken.-
(1) When any person other than a person
accused of a non-bailable offence is arrested or detained without warrant by an
officer in charge of a police station, or appears or is brought before a Court,
and is prepared at any time while in the custody of such officer or at any
stage of the proceedings before such Court to give bail, such person shall be
released on bail:
Provided that such officer or Court, if he or it thinks fit, may,
instead of taking bail from such person, discharge him on his executing a bond
without sureties for his appearance as hereinafter provided:
Provided further that nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect
the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 116.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where a person has
failed to comply with the conditions of the bail-bond as regards the time and
place of attendance, the Court may refuse to release him on bail, when on a
subsequent occasion in the same case he appears before the Court or is brought in
custody and any such refusal shall be without prejudice to the powers of the
Court to call upon any person bound by such bond to pay the penalty thereof
under section 446.