Under section 484(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the amount of every bond executed…

Section 484(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 440(1) CrPC) provides that the amount of every bond executed under the chapter on bail and bonds shall be fixed with due regard to the circumstances of the case and shall not be "excessive"; section 484(2) lets the High Court or Court of Session reduce the bail required by a police officer or Magistrate. "Oppressive" and "unreasonable" are not the words of the section, and the section guards against an excessive amount, not a meagre one.