BNSS §91
Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance.
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89. Arrest on breach of bond for appearance.—When any person who is bound by any bond taken under this Code to appear before a Court, does not appear, the officer presiding in such Court may issue a warrant directing that such person be arrested and produced before him.
91. When any person for whose appearance or arrest the officer presiding in any Court is empowered to issue a summons or warrant, is present in such Court, such officer may require such person to execute a bond or bail bond for his appearance in such Court, or any other Court to which the case may be transferred for trial.
What changedAI-inferred
Arrest on breach of bond for appearance.
Old position
CrPC 89 is concerned with Arrest on breach of bond for appearance. Arrest on breach of bond for appearance
New position
BNSS 91 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance.. When any person for whose appearance or arrest the officer presiding in any Court is empowered to issue a summons or warrant, is present in such Court, such officer may require such person to execute a bond or bail bond for his appearance
BNSS 91 (Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance.) preserves the framework of CrPC 89. BNSS 91 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 91 text: When any person for whose...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 91 (Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance.) preserves the framework of CrPC 89. BNSS 91 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 91 text: When any person for whose appearance or arrest the officer presiding in any Court is empowered to issue a summons or warrant, is present in such Court, such officer may require such person to execute a bond or bail bond for his appearance in such Court, or any other Court to which the case may be transferred for trial.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 89 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 91 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
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BNSS 91 (Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · §91
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · §89
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Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §89 → BNSS §91 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/bnss/91.
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