BNSS Section 414 — Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behavior

Summary

If a person has been ordered to provide a security bond to keep the peace or for good behaviour, or if a person is unhappy with a decision to reject or not accept a surety, they can appeal that order to the Court of Session. However, this right to appeal does not apply to people whose case has already been sent to a Sessions Judge under certain specific provisions of the law.

Official Text

Any person, —

(i) who has been ordered under section 136 to give security for keeping the peace or for good behaviour; or

(ii) who is aggrieved by any order refusing to accept or rejecting a surety under section 140, may appeal against such order to the Court of Session:

Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to persons the proceedings against whom are laid before a Sessions Judge in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) of section 141.

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

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• CrPC §373 — Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behavior