Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance
Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance. When any person who is bound by any bond or bail bond taken under this Sanhita to appear before a Court, does not appear, the officer presiding in such Court may issue a warrant directing that such person be arrested and produced before him The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
When any person who is bound by any bond or bail bond taken under this Sanhita to appear before a Court, does not appear, the officer presiding in such Court may issue a warrant directing that such person be arrested and produced before him
Section 92, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 89 Arrest on breach of bond for appearance Close, with changes 77%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Questions about Section 92
What does Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance". When any person who is bound by any bond or bail bond taken under this Sanhita to appear before a Court, does not appear, the officer presiding in such Court may issue a warrant directing that such person be arrested and produced before him
How do I find court cases under Section 92 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 92, section 92 BNSS, section 92 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 92 in ipc and bns 92 punishment. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
It carries forward CrPC 89 (Arrest on breach of bond for appearance), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 92 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 92, 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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