Anticipatory Bail Application (§ 482 BNSS)

IN THE COURT OF THE PRINCIPAL SESSIONS JUDGE AT [INSERT DISTRICT]
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS BAIL APPLICATION NO. ______ OF 2026

IN THE MATTER OF:
[Insert Full Name of Applicant], S/o [Insert Father's Name],
Aged about [Insert Age] years, Residing at [Insert Address]
... APPLICANT

VERSUS

THE STATE OF [INSERT STATE],
Represented by the Station House Officer,
[Insert Police Station Name, District]
... RESPONDENT

APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF ANTICIPATORY BAIL UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023

MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:
1. The Applicant is an innocent and law-abiding citizen of India with no prior criminal antecedents.
2. The Applicant has genuine and well-founded apprehension of arrest at the hands of the Respondent Police in connection with Crime No. [Insert Crime No.] registered for alleged offences under Sections [Insert Sections of BNS].
3. The allegations in the FIR are false, frivolous, and politically / personally motivated without any credible corroborative evidence.
4. The Applicant has roots in society, has permanent property at [Insert Address], and poses no flight risk.
5. The Applicant undertakes to join and cooperate with the investigation as and when summoned and undertakes not to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses.

PRAYER:
Wherefore, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct that in the event of arrest in Crime No. [Insert No.], the Applicant be released on anticipatory bail on terms and conditions deemed just.

AD-INTERIM PRAYER:
Pending disposal of this main application, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to grant interim protection against arrest.

Place: [Insert Place]
Date: [Insert Date]
Advocate for Applicant