490. 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.
CrPC Section 445 in BNSS: Section 490
Deposit instead of recognizance
Section 445 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Deposit instead of recognizance) corresponds to Section 490 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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