| Category of Bare Act | Name of the Act | Year of Promulgation |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Laws | Code of Criminal Procedure | 1973 |
| Act Number | Enactment Date | Chapter Number |
| 02 | 01-04-1974 | 8 |
| Chapter Title | Ministry | Department |
| Security for Keeping the Peace and for Good Behaviour | Ministry of Home Affairs | Department of Internal Security |
(1) When a court of Session or court of a Magistrate of the first class convict a person of any of the offences specified in sub-section (2) or of abetting any such offence and is of opinion that it is necessary to take security from such person for keeping the peace, the court may, at the time of passing sentences on such person, order him to execute a bond, with or without sureties, for keeping the peace of such period, not exceeding three years, as it thinks fit.
(2) The offences referred to in sub-section (1) are-
(a) Any offence punishable under Chapter VIII of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), other than an offence, punishable under section 153A or section 153B or section 154 thereof-,
(b) Any offence which consists of, or includes, assault or using criminal force or committing mischief-,
(e) Any offence of criminal intimidation;
(d) Any other offence which caused, or was intended or known to be likely to cause, a breach of the peace.
(3) If the conviction is set-aside on appeal or otherwise, the bond so executed shall become void.
(4) An order under this section may also be made by an Appellate court or by a court when exercising its powers of revision.