Narayan v. State of Madhya Pradesh - S.480(3) BNSS - Bail Conditions
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023- Section 480 - If a person accused or suspected of commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment which may extend to seven years or more or of an offence under Chapter VI, Chapter VII or Chapter XVII of the BNSS or abetment of, or conspiracy or attempt to commit, any such offence, is released on bail, in that situation, the Court may be in a position to impose conditions as specified therein. In this case, since the punishment for subsequent offence is less than five years, the conditions as stipulated in Section 480(3) BNSS are not imposable. (Para 5)
Case Info
Basic Case Details
Case name: Narayan v. State of Madhya Pradesh
Neutral citation: Not mentioned in the extracted text (only the appeal/SLP numbers and dates are given).
Coram:Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.K. MaheshwariHon’ble Mr. Justice Atul S. Chandurkar
Judgment date: 22 April 2026 (order signed and pronounced at New Delhi on this date)
Procedural Identification
Criminal Appeal (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 7011 of 2026)Against order dated 11.03.2026 in Misc. Criminal Case No. 28857 of 2025, High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore
Statutes / Laws Referred
- M.P. Excise Act, 1915
- Section 34(2) – offence under which the appellant was booked (subsequent offence; punishment less than five years).
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Section 439(2) Cr.P.C. – power to cancel bail (invoked by the State in the High Court).
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)
- Section 480(3) BNSS – provision governing conditions on bail where the offence is punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more, or offences under specified Chapters.
- Section 483(2) BNSS – mentioned along with Section 439(2) Cr.P.C. in relation to the State’s application for cancellation of bail.
Caselaw / Authorities Cited
No prior case law or judicial precedents are cited in the text you’ve provided; the Supreme Court’s reasoning is purely on the construction and applicability of Section 480(3) BNSS to the facts.
Three‑Sentence Brief Summary
The appellant Narayan’s bail, earlier granted in a case under Section 34(2) of the M.P. Excise Act, had been cancelled by the Madhya Pradesh High Court on the ground of his involvement in a repeated excise offence. The Supreme Court held that Section 480(3) BNSS—applicable to offences punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more or specified chapter offences—could not justify cancellation here because the punishment for the subsequent offence was less than five years, so the specific BNSS-based conditions were not attracted. Allowing the appeal and setting aside the High Court’s order, the Court restored bail but warned that if the accused is later found involved in offences falling within Section 480(3) BNSS or other criminal activity, the State would be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail.