CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 120 in BNSS

CrPC Section 120 corresponds to BNSS Section 139 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 120
New provision139
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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BNSS Section 139 — Contents of bond

Drafting note. "or bail bond" is added.

The bond or bail bond to be executed by any such person shall bind him to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour, as the case may be, and in the latter case the commission or attempt to commit, or the abetment of, any offence punishable with imprisonment, wherever it may be committed, is a breach of the bond or bail bond.

Read the full text of BNSS Section 139

Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 120 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 120 is BNSS Section 139 — Contents of bond.

Has the provision changed?

"or bail bond" is added.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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