Under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a direction for the grant of bail to a person apprehending arrest on an accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence may be made by -

Section 482 of the BNSS, corresponding to Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, provides that 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 that, in the event of such arrest, he shall be released on bail. Sub-section (2) enumerates the conditions the court may impose, including that the person shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required, shall not make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case, and shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court.