Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 139
Contents of bond
In one line
BNSS Section 139 deals with contents of bond and replaces CrPC 120.
Bare act text — BNSS 139
139. Contents of bond.
The bond or bail bond to be executed by any such person shall bind him to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour, as the case may be, and in the latter case the commission or attempt to commit, or the abetment of, any offence punishable with imprisonment, wherever it may be committed, is a breach of the bond or bail bond.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 120 → BNSS 139: "or bail bond" is added.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 139 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 139 (Contents of bond) replaces Section 120 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 120 is now BNSS 139.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 138 — Commencement of period for which security is required
- 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
- BNSS 144 — Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents