CrPC Section 334
Section 334 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), India:
Section 334 CrPC — Security for keeping the peace and good behavior in cases of apprehended danger
This section empowers a Magistrate to require a person to give security for keeping peace and maintaining good behavior if it is apprehended that the person is likely to commit a breach of the peace or disturb public tranquility.
📜 Text of Section 334 CrPC:
When it appears to a Magistrate, on information received from some respectable person, that any person, in any case in which he is empowered to act under section 107, is likely to commit a breach of the peace, or disturb the public tranquillity, the Magistrate may require such person to enter into a bond, with or without sureties, for keeping the peace and maintaining good behaviour for a period not exceeding one year.
✅ Key Points:
Applies when there is apprehension of breach of peace or disturbance of public tranquility.
The Magistrate acts on information received from a respectable person.
The Magistrate can require the person to execute a bond with or without sureties.
The bond is for a period not exceeding one year.
This is a preventive measure to avoid potential public disorder.
Context:
Section 334 CrPC is related to preventive orders by Magistrates to ensure peace.
It is linked to Section 107 CrPC, which deals with security for keeping the peace in general cases.
If the person fails to comply with this bond, they can face further legal action.
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