CrPC § 118 — Order to give security

Statutory text (English)

(1) If, upon such inquiry, it is proved that it is necessary for keeping the
peace or maintaining good behaviour, as the case may be, that the person in respect of whom the inquiry is
made should execute a bond, with or without sureties the Magistrate shall make an order accordingly:

Provided—
first, that 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 112 ;
secondly, that the amount of every bond shall be fixed with due regard to the circumstances of the case
and shall not be excessive:
thirdly, that when the person in respect of whom the inquiry is made is a minor, the bond shall be
executed only by his sureties.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.118: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 63, 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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