BNSS · CHAPTER XXXV — Provisions As To Bail And Bonds

Section 490. Deposit instead of recognizance

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

When any person is required by any Court or officer to execute a bond or bail bond, such Court or officer may, except in the case of a bond for good behaviour, permit him to deposit a sum of money or Government promissory notes to such amount as the Court or officer may fix in lieu of executing such bond.

Source: India Code