Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 128
Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
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BNSS Section 128 deals with security for good behaviour from suspected persons and replaces CrPC 109.
Bare act text — BNSS 128
128. Security for good behaviour from suspected persons.
When an Executive Magistrate receives information that there is within his local jurisdiction a person taking precautions to conceal his presence and that there is reason to believe that he is doing so with a view to committing a cognizable offence, the Magistrate may, in the manner hereinafter provided, require such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond or bail bond for his good behaviour for such period, not exceeding one year, as the Magistrate thinks fit.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 128 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 128 (Security for good behaviour from suspected persons) replaces Section 109 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 109 is now BNSS 128.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 123 — Procedure in respect of letter of request
- BNSS 124 — Application of this Chapter
- BNSS 125 — Security for keeping peace on conviction
- BNSS 126 — Security for keeping peace in other cases
- BNSS 127 — Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating certain matters
- BNSS 129 — Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
- BNSS 130 — Order to be made
- BNSS 131 — Procedure in respect of person present in Court
- BNSS 132 — Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
- BNSS 133 — Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant