सं Samvidhan

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 488

Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient

Why this exists

Bail relies fundamentally on sureties being genuinely reliable. This section lets the court correct the situation if that reliability turns out to be false from the start, or fails later on, rather than leaving the system exposed simply because of an initial mistake or someone's deliberate deception.