IPC Section 229A — Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court

Summary

If a person has been charged with a crime and released on bail or on a bond without sureties, and they do not appear in court as required by the terms of that bail or bond, they can be punished. The punishment can be imprisonment for up to one year, a fine, or both. The person who failed to appear must prove that they had a good enough reason for not showing up.

Official Text

Whoever, having been charged with an offence and released on bail or on bond without sureties, fails without sufficient cause (the burden of proving which shall lie upon him), to appear in Court in accordance with the terms of the bail or bond, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Related Judgments

• SUNIL TYAGI v. GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR — High Court of Delhi (2021)
• S.C.R. JEETENDRA v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• SUSHILA AGGARWAL AND OTHERS v. STATE — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• SINGH v. PUNJAB — Supreme Court of India (1980)
• SUPREME COURT REPORTS THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. MOHAMMED SA YEED — Supreme Court of India (1957)
• S.C.R. 486 SUNDEEP KUMAR BAFNA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2014)
• S.C.R. 795 RASIKLAL v. Kl SORE Criminal Appeal No. 343 of — Supreme Court of India (2009)
• I KHURSHEED AND ANR v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANR. SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 — Supreme Court of India (2007)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §269 — Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court