Contents of bond
Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with 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 The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
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.
Section 139, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 120 Contents of bond Text carried over almost unchanged 97%
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Cross-references
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Referred to by 1
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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M.s. Khan (mohd Suhail Khan) vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 120, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Merely because an employee is exonerated in a departmental enquiry, it does not prohibit the prosecuting authority from taking action in accordance with law for criminal offences committed. Departmental proceedings and criminal proceedings are independent and the outcome of one does not determine the outcome of the other.
On this section: The petitioner was also charged under Section 120 Cr.P.C., though the specific application is not detailed in the order.
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Saddam vs State of U.p.
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 120, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When an accused has been granted protection under Section 41-A Cr.P.C. but fails to comply with it and does not appear in court after chargesheet is filed and cognizance is taken, resulting in issuance of a non-bailable warrant, no ground exists for granting anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C., as established by the Supreme Court in Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar.
On this section: Cited in the FIR as one of the charges against the applicant
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Questions about Section 139
What have the courts held on Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
M.s. Khan (mohd Suhail Khan) vs The State of Madhya Pradesh (08 Oct 2013) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under CRPC 120, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: The petitioner was also charged under Section 120 Cr.P.C., though the specific application is not detailed in the order. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below. They run from 2013 to 2021.
How do I find court cases under Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 139, section 139 BNSS, section 139 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 139 2 in hindi and bns 139 1 in hindi. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with M.s. Khan (mohd Suhail Khan) vs The State of Madhya Pradesh (08 Oct 2013).
What should I read with Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward CrPC 120 (Contents of bond), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 139 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 139, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 359. Compounding of offences1355 words
- 187. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours1122 words
- 2. Definitions956 words
- 243. Trial for more than one offence930 words
- 35. When police may arrest without warrant881 words
- 480. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence823 words
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