The Code of Criminal Procedure
445Deposit instead of recognizance
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.]
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PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS
- 436 In what cases bail to be taken
- 436A Maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained
- 437 When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
- 437A Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court
- 438 Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- 439 Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
- 440 Amount of bond and reduction thereof
- 441 Bond of accused and sureties
- 441A Declaration by sureties
- 442 Discharge from custody
- 443 Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- 444 Discharge of sureties
- 445 Deposit instead of recognizance
- 446 Procedure when bond has been forfeited
- 446A Cancellation of bond and bail bond
- 447 Procedure in case of insolvency of death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
- 448 Bond required from minor
- 449 Appeal from orders under section 446
- 450 Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances