496 CrPC. Bail in Bailable offence

496. In what cases bail to be taken. When any person other than a person accused of a nonbailable
offence is arrested or detained without warrant by an officer incharge of a policestation,
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 :
1[Provided, further, that nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the provisions of section 107,
subsection
(4), or section 117, subsection
(3).]

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