Security for keeping peace on conviction.
What this section does
A Court of Session or a first-class Magistrate's Court, upon convicting a person of specified offences (including offences under Chapter XI of BNS 2023, assault, criminal force, mischief, criminal intimidation, or breach-of-peace offences), may order the convicted person to execute a bond or bail bond for keeping the peace for up to three years. The order may also be made by an Appellate Court or a Court exercising revision powers. If the conviction is set aside on appeal or otherwise, the bond becomes void.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court of Session · Magistrate of the first class · Appellate Court · Revisional Court · Convicted person
- Time limit
- Bond period not exceeding three years.
Derived from CrPC s.106.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 125, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 125 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.