When any person is required by any Court or officer to execute a bond with or without sureties, such Court or officer may, except in the case of a bond for good behaviour, permit him to deposit a sum of money or Government promissory notes to such amount as the Court or officer may fix in lieu of executing such bond.
STATE AMENDMENT
West Bengal
In section 445 of the principal Act,-
(a) the words "with or without sureties" shall be omitted; and
(b) for the word "permit", the word "direct"
shall be substituted.
[Vide West Bengal Act 24 of 2003, s. 4.]
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
441 CrPC Bond of accused and sureties
441A CrPC Declaration by sureties
442 CrPC Discharge from custody
443 CrPC Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
444 CrPC Discharge of sureties
445 CrPC Deposit instead of recognizance
446 CrPC Procedure when bond has been forfeited
446A CrPC Cancellation of bond and bail bond
447 CrPC Procedure in case of insolvency of death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
448 CrPC Bond required from minor
449 CrPC Appeal from orders under section 446
450 CrPC Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances