BNSS 493 — Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

When any
surety to a bail bond under this Sanhita becomes insolvent or dies, or when any bond is forfeited under the
provisions of section 491, the Court by whose order such bond was taken, or a Magistrate of the first class
may order the person from whom such security was demanded to furnish fresh security in accordance with
the  directions  of  the  original  order,  and  if  such  security  is  not  furnished,  such  Court  or  Magistrate  may
proceed as if there had been a default in complying with such original order.

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