CrPC § 502 — Discharge of sureties

Statutory text (English)

(1) All or any sureties for the attendance and appearance of a person
released on bail may at any time apply to a Magistrate to discharge the bond, either wholly or so far as
relates to the applicants.

(2) On such application being made, the Magistrate shall issue his warrant of arrest directing that the
person so released be brought before him.

(3) On the appearance of such person pursuant to the warrant, or on his voluntary surrender, the
Magistrate shall direct the bond to be discharged either wholly or so far as relates to the applicants, and shall
call upon such person to find other sufficient sureties, and, if he falls to do so, may commit him to custody.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.502: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 176, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 176) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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