Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 138
Commencement of period for which security is required
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BNSS Section 138 deals with commencement of period for which security is required and replaces CrPC 119.
Bare act text — BNSS 138
138. Commencement of period for which security is required.
(1) If any person, in respect of whom an order requiring security is made under section 125 or section 136, is at the time such order is made, sentenced to, or undergoing a sentence of, imprisonment, the period for which such security is required shall commence on the expiration of such sentence.
(2) In other cases such period shall commence on the date of such order unless the Magistrate, for sufficient reason, fixes a later date.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 138 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 138 (Commencement of period for which security is required) replaces Section 119 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 119 is now BNSS 138.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 133 — Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
- BNSS 134 — Power to dispense with personal attendance
- BNSS 135 — Inquiry as to truth of information
- BNSS 136 — Order to give security
- BNSS 137 — Discharge of person informed against
- BNSS 139 — Contents of bond
- BNSS 140 — Power to reject sureties
- BNSS 141 — Imprisonment in default of security
- BNSS 142 — Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
- BNSS 143 — Security for unexpired period of bond