BNSS · Section 494 · Chapter XXXV — PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS

Bond required from child.

What this section does

Where a Court or officer requires a child to execute a bond, the Court or officer may accept, in lieu of the child's bond, a bond executed by a surety or sureties only. This provision protects children from the legal burden of personally executing bonds.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Court · Officer · Child · Surety

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.448.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 494, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 494 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.