Imprisonment in default of security.

What this section does

A person ordered to give security under section 125 or 136 who fails to do so shall be committed to or detained in prison until the period expires or security is given. Where the security period exceeds one year, the Magistrate must refer the matter to the Sessions Judge, who may pass appropriate orders, subject to a maximum imprisonment of three years. Imprisonment for failure to give security for keeping the peace is simple; for good behaviour it may be simple or rigorous depending on the proceedings.

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Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Magistrate · Sessions Judge · Additional Sessions Judge · Jail officer

Time limit

Maximum imprisonment for failure to give security shall not exceed three years

Derived from CrPC s.122.