Section II. And it is hereby enacted, that in the Territories subject to the Presidency of Bengal, it shall be l

II. And it is hereby enacted, that in the Territories subject to the Presidency of Bengal, it shall be lawful for the Zillah and City Magistrates and Joint Magistrates to take Mochulkas or Penal Recognizances in the form annexed to this Act, as well from British subjects as from other persons in all cases wherein it may appear just and necessary to require the same for the maintenance of the peace in their respective jurisdictions although the party to be bound in such recognizances may not have been convicted of any specific offence, provided that the amount of the recognizance in all such cases shall be proportionate to the condition in life of the said party and to the circumstances of the case.