Power to direct security to be taken.
What this section does
A Court issuing an arrest warrant may endorse it to allow the executing officer to accept a bail bond with sufficient sureties and release the arrested person instead of producing them in custody. The endorsement must specify the number of sureties, the amounts in which they and the accused are bound, and the time of appearance before the Court. The executing officer must forward the bond to the Court once security is taken.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court · Police officer · Accused · Sureties
Derived from CrPC s.71.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 73, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 73 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.