CrPC § 109 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 109 CrPC — Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 128 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 128 — Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
When an Executive Magistrate receives information that there is within his local jurisdiction a person taking precautions to conceal his presence and that there is reason to believe that he is doing so with a view to committing a cognizable offence, the Magistrate may, in the manner hereinafter provided, require such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond or bail bond for his good behaviour for such period, not exceeding one year, as the Magistrate thinks fit.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 128 in full