483. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail.

(1) A High Court or Court of Session may direct—

1. that any person accused of an offence and in custody be released on bail, and if the offence is of the nature specified in sub-section (3) of section 480, may impose any condition which it considers necessary for the purposes mentioned in that sub-section;
2. that any condition imposed by a Magistrate when releasing any person on bail be set aside or modified:

Provided that the High Court or the Court of Session shall, before granting bail to a person who is accused of an offence which is triable exclusively by the Court of Session or which, though not so triable, is punishable with imprisonment for life, give notice of the application for bail to the Public Prosecutor within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of the application for bail, unless reasons to the contrary are to be recorded:

Provided further that the High Court or the Court of Session shall not grant bail to an accused person without giving the Public Prosecutor an opportunity of being heard when the bail application is filed before such Court.

(2) A High Court or Court of Session may direct that any person who has been released on bail under this Chapter be arrested and commit him to custody.