BNSS § 490 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 490 BNSS — Deposit instead of recognizance
Replaces CrPC 445 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
When any person is required by any Court or officer to execute a bond or bail bond, such Court or officer may, except in the case of a bond for good behaviour, permit him to deposit a sum of money or Government promissory notes to such amount as the Court or officer may fix in lieu of executing such bond.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.