Police Act 1861, 13 of 1861, (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

Section 64. A person accnsecl of any oEencc not bailable shall not be admitted to bail, if there appear reasonab

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

64. A person accnsecl of any oEencc not bailable shall not be admitted to bail, if there appear reasonable ground for believing tllat 13ail. lle has been guilty of tlic offence ilnputed to him. But a person accasccl of any otlier offeilcc sliall be aclniittecl to bail if suficient bail be tendcrecl d ACT No. SIII OP 1861. te~idered for his appearance before tlie Magistrate having jurisdictioli in respect of the offence. 85. Tlie bail to be taken under tlie last preceding Section shall not be Rail not to be excesive. excessive, and the surety or sureties shall bind himself or r~erms of security. thcinsclves under a specific pr~lttl~y l u produce 'th!: 1,ersoll accused before the Magistrate on or before a fixed day, to answer the cornplaint. 66.[Every prosecutor and witness mliose attendance before the RIagistrate ] Prosecutors a,url witmay be deeliicd necessary by the Police Officer making nesses to execute recognizailces to appear before the[tlie enquiry, shall execute a recognizance for appearance ] Ihgistraie. before the Magistrate having jurisdiction in respect of the offence on R fixed day, which sliail be the day whereon the accused is to appear if he sh~,ll. have been admit,ted to bail, or the day o n which lie may be expected to arril-e at the Court of the Magistrate if he is to be forwarded in custody. The Officer in whose presence the recognizance is executed sl~all forward it with liis report to Idle Nagistrate, and shall dcliver to the prosecutor and witnesses a duplicate of the despatch. The prosecutor or witnesses, unaccomp%nied by any Policc Oficer, shall be required to deliver in person. such duplicate to the &Iagist,ra.te,

Source: India Code