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Criminal Procedure Code
53. Order to give security
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
53. Order to give security
(1)If upon an inquiry it is proved that it is necessary for keeping the peace or maintaining good behaviour that the person in respect of whom the inquiry is made should be made subject to a restriction order or should execute a bond, with or without sureties, the magistrate shall make an order accordingly:Provided that—(i)no person shall be ordered to give security of a nature different from, or of an amount larger than, or for a period longer than, that specified in the order made under section 47;(ii)the amount of a bond shall be fixed with due regard to the circumstances of the case and shall not be excessive;(iii)when the person in respect of whom the inquiry is made is a minor, the bond shall be executed only by his sureties.(2)A person in respect of whom an order is made under this section may appeal to the High Court, and the provisions of Part XI (relating to appeals) shall apply to the appeal.