non-bailable warrant
Meaning. A warrant of arrest that the police must execute by producing the person in court, without releasing him on bail.
A non-bailable warrant (NBW) directs the police to arrest a person and produce him before the court. Unlike a bailable warrant, it does not carry an endorsement allowing the police to release him on his furnishing a bond. It is issued when an accused or witness deliberately avoids summons or a bailable warrant, or is likely to abscond.
Because it affects personal liberty, courts are told to issue an NBW only after considering whether a summons or bailable warrant would secure attendance. A person arrested on an NBW may still apply to the court for bail.
Example
As the accused ignored three summonses, the magistrate issued a non-bailable warrant against him.
In Indian law
See also
warrant · summons · arrest · bail
Read more in the study notes
- Processes to compel appearance and production of things (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita)