BNSS · Section 137 · Chapter IX — SECURITY FOR KEEPING THE PEACE AND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR

Discharge of person informed against.

What this section does

If the inquiry under section 135 does not prove the necessity for the person to execute a bond, the Magistrate shall record that finding. The person shall then be released if in custody solely for the inquiry, or discharged if not in custody.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Magistrate · Person against whom inquiry is made

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.118.

Read the official text

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Why this matters

BNSS Section 137 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.