Criminal Procedure Code
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and the Court before which the person is convicted is of opinion
that it is necessary to require that person to execute a bond for
keeping the peace, the Court may, at the time of passing sentence
on that person or in lieu of any sentence, order him to execute a
bond for a sum proportionate to his means with or without sureties
for keeping the peace during such period in each instance as it
thinks fit to fix, not exceeding six months if the order is by a
Magistrate’s Court or two years if the order is by the High Court.
(2) If the conviction is set aside on appeal or otherwise the
bond so executed shall become void.
Security for keeping the peace by complainant
66a. (1) If during or after the trial of a case the Court is of
opinion that the conduct of a complainant is or has been such
that it is necessary to call upon him to show cause why he
should not enter into a bond to keep the peace for such period
not exceeding six months as the Court thinks fit to fix, the Court
may summarily call upon him to do so.
(2) The evidence upon which the Court decides to call on
a person to show cause under this section shall be read to the
person so called on, but it shall not be necessary to recall any
witness unless the person called upon desires to cross-examine
the witness.
(3) The case to show cause under this section may if the Court
sees fit proceed either as part of the case out of which it has
arisen or as a separate proceeding.
(4) If, when so called upon, the complainant fails to show
cause, the Court may order him to execute a bond to keep the
peace for such period not exceeding six months as the Court
thinks fit.
Security for keeping the peace in other cases
67. Whenever it appears to a Magistrate that any person residing
or being within the local limits of his jurisdiction is likely to
commit a breach of the peace or to do any wrongful act that may
probably occasion a breach of the peace within or beyond such
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