Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
Section 450 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances. The High Court or Court of Session may direct any Magistrate to levy the amount due on a bond for appearance or attendance at such High Court or Court of Session. 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 Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried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.
The High Court or Court of Session may direct any Magistrate to levy the amount due on a bond for appearance or attendance at such High Court or Court of Session.
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Section 450, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 496 Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances Text carried over almost unchanged 95%
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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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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
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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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Nunavath Shankar vs The State of Telangana
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When an accused who has been granted bail fails to appear in court and a Non-Bailable Warrant is executed leading to remand to judicial custody, the bail order does not stand automatically cancelled. However, the bonds executed by sureties stand automatically cancelled under Chapter XXXIII Cr.P.C. upon non-appearance of the accused. The proper remedy for the accused to seek bail reinstatement is not to file fresh bail applications, but to file an application or memo before the trial court to pay the penalty of the bond earlier forfeited. Only after payment of such penalty can fresh solvency be entertained for bail reinstatement. The accused must follow this procedure under Chapter XXXIII Cr.P.C., particularly Sections 442 and 450, rather than repeatedly filing bail applications.
On this section: Governs enforcement of bond penalties
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Questions about Section 450
What have the courts held on Section 450 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?
Nunavath Shankar vs The State of Telangana (22 Jul 2014) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Governs enforcement of bond penalties.
How do I find court cases under Section 450 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 450, section 450 CRPC, section 450 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. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Nunavath Shankar vs The State of Telangana (22 Jul 2014).
What should I read with Section 450 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?
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 496 (Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 450 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?
Section 450 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 450, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.
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