Security for good behaviour from suspected persons.
What this section does
When an Executive Magistrate receives information that a person within local jurisdiction is taking precautions to conceal their presence with a view to committing a cognizable offence, the Magistrate may require that person to show cause why they should not execute a bond or bail bond for good behaviour.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Executive Magistrate · Suspected person
- Time limit
- Bond period not exceeding one year.
Derived from CrPC s.109.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 128, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 128 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.