Section 10 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 applies, so far as may be, the criminal procedure…
The forfeiture provision listed in s.10 (formerly s.514 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898) now corresponds, under s.8 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, to s.491 of the…
Choose your answer
Section 10 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 applies, so far as may be, the criminal procedure provisions on sureties to bonds and sureties given under the Act. These include the procedure when a bond has been forfeited. In the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, that procedure is laid down in:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer C
The forfeiture provision listed in s.10 (formerly s.514 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898) now corresponds, under s.8 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, to s.491 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, "Procedure when bond has been forfeited": the Court records the grounds of proof, calls on the person bound to pay the penalty or show cause, and may recover it as if it were a fine, a surety being liable to civil imprisonment of up to six months if it cannot be recovered. Section 401 of the BNSS deals with release on probation of good conduct or after admonition under the Sanhita itself, s.480 with bail in non-bailable offences, and s.482 with anticipatory bail.