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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Security for unexpired period of bond

Repealed From 01 Apr 1974 Act 2 of 1974 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 2 of 1974 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 25 Jan 1974 In force 01 Apr 1974 Cited by 1 provision

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with security for unexpired period of bond. When a person for whose appearance a summons or warrant has been issued under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 121 or under sub-section (10) of section 123, appears or is brought before the Magistrate or Court, the Magistrate or Court shall cancel the bond executed by such person and shall The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1974. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

(1) When a person for whose appearance a summons or warrant has been issued under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 121 or under sub-section (10) of section 123, appears or is brought before the Magistrate or Court, the Magistrate or Court shall cancel the bond executed by such person and shall order such person to give, for the unexpired portion of the term of such bond, fresh security of the same description as the original security.

(2) Every such order shall, for the purposes of section 120 to 123 (both inclusive), be deemed to be an order made under section 106

or section 117, as the case may be.

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ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN AND PARENTS

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ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN AND PARENTS

Section 124, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 143 Security for unexpired period of bond Text carried over almost unchanged 95%

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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 106 Security for keeping the peace on conviction
  2. s. 117 Order to give security
  3. s. 120 Contents of bond
  4. s. 121 Power to reject sureties
  5. s. 123 Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 360 Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition

Questions about Section 124

What does Section 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?

Section 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Security for unexpired period of bond". When a person for whose appearance a summons or warrant has been issued under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 121 or under sub-section (10) of section 123, appears or is brought before the Magistrate or Court, the Magistrate or Court shall cancel the bond executed by such person and shall

How do I find court cases under Section 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

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: CRPC 124, section 124 CRPC, section 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 106 (Security for keeping the peace on conviction), section 117 (Order to give security), section 120 (Contents of bond), section 121 (Power to reject sureties), and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 143 (Security for unexpired period of bond), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.

When did Section 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?

Section 124 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 124, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.

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