Criminal Procedure Code
126. Deposit instead of recognizance
126. Deposit instead of recognizance
When a person may be required by a court or officer to execute a bond, with or without sureties, the court or officer may, except in the case of a bond for good behaviour, require him to deposit a sum of money to such amount as the court or officer may fix, or to deposit property, in lieu of executing a bond.[Act No. 13 of 1967, 1st Sch., Act No. 4 of 1974, Sch.]Source: Kenya Law