BNSS · Section 134 · Chapter IX — SECURITY FOR KEEPING THE PEACE AND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR

Power to dispense with personal attendance.

What this section does

The Magistrate has discretion to dispense with the personal attendance of a person called upon to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond for keeping the peace or good behaviour. In such cases, the Magistrate may permit the person to appear through an advocate instead.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Magistrate · Person called upon to show cause · Advocate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.115.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 134, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 134 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.