CrPC § 109 — Security for good behaviour from vagrants and suspected persons

Statutory text (English)

Whenever a 1* *
2[Magistrate of the First Class] receive information—
(a) that any person is taking precautions to conceal his presence within the local limits of such
Magistrate's jurisdiction, and that there is reason to believe that such person is taking such
precautions with a view to committing any offence, or
(b) that there is within such limits a person who has no ostensible means of subsistence, or who
cannot give a satisfactory account of himself,
such Magistrate may, in manner hereinafter provided, require such person to show cause why he should not
be ordered to execute a bond, with sureties, for his good behaviour for such period, not exceeding 3[three
years] as the Magistrate thinks fit to fix.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.109: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 60, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 60) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment version…

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