Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
438.Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest.-
(1) When any person has reason to believe that
he may be arrested on an accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence,
he may apply to the High Court or the Court of Session for a direction under
this section; and that Court may, if it thinks fit, direct that in the event of
such arrest, he shall be released on bail.
(2) When the High Court or the Court of Session makes a direction under
sub-section (1), it may include such conditions in such directions in the light
of the facts of the particular case, as it may think fit, including-
(i) a condition that the person shall make himself available for interrogation
by a police officer as and when required;
(ii) a condition that the person 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) a condition that the person shall not leave India without the previous
permission of the Court;
(iv) such other condition as may be imposed under sub-section (3) of section
437, as if the bail were granted under that section.
(3) If such person is thereafter arrested
without warrant by an officer in charge of a police station on such accusation,
and is prepared either at the time of arrest or at any time while in the
custody of such officer to give bail, he shall be released on bail; and if a
Magistrate taking cognizance of such offence decides that a warrant should
issue in the first instance against that person, he shall issue a bailable
warrant in conformity with the direction of the Court under sub-section (1).