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Section 440 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
440.Amount of bond and reduction thereof.-
(1) The amount of every bond executed under this Chapter shall be fixed with due regard to the circumstances of the case and shall not be excessive.
(2) The High Court or Court of Session may direct that the bail required by a police officer or Magistrate be reduced.
Related Sections
- Section 41: When police may arrest without warrant
- Section 441: Bond of accused and sureties
- Section 12: Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
- Section 345: Procedure in certain cases of contempt
- Section 478: Power to alter functions allocated to judicial and Executive Magistrates in certain cases
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