BNSS Section 125 — Security for keeping peace on conviction

Summary

When a Sessions Court or a First Class Magistrate convicts someone of certain offences and believes that person needs to give a promise to keep the peace, the court can order them to sign a bond or bail bond at the time of sentencing. This bond requires them to keep the peace for up to three years, as the court decides. The offences that can lead to this order include specific crimes under Chapter XI of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (except certain ones), assault, using criminal force, mischief, criminal intimidation, or any other offence that caused or was likely to cause a breach of the peace. If the conviction is later cancelled on appeal or otherwise, the bond becomes void. An appellate court or a court using its revision powers can also make this order.

Official Text

(1) When a Court of Session or Court of a Magistrate of the first class convicts a person of any of the offences specified in sub-section (2) or of abetting any such offence and is of opinion that it is necessary to take security from such person for keeping the peace, the Court may, at the time of passing sentence on such person, order him to execute a bond or bail bond, for keeping the peace for such period, not exceeding three years, as it thinks fit.

(2) The offences referred to in sub-section (1) are—

(a) any offence punishable under Chapter XI of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023), other than an offence punishable under sub-section (1) of section 193 or section 196 or section 197 thereof;

(b) any offence which consists of, or includes, assault or using criminal force or committing mischief;

(c) any offence of criminal intimidation;

(d) any other offence which caused, or was intended or known to be likely to cause, a breach of the peace.

(3) If the conviction is set aside on appeal or otherwise, the bond or bail bond so executed shall become void.

(4) An order under this section may also be made by an Appellate Court or by a Court when exercising its powers of revision.

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.5 p.730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.545 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.7 p.979 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2025) Vol.2 p.1588 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• .. Petitioner/Accused No.12 vs The State of Tamilnadu, — Madras High Court ()
• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.10 p.1448 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2025) Vol.1 p.1469 — Supreme Court of India (2025)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• CrPC §106 — Security for keeping peace on conviction