Section 445. Deposit instead of recognizance

Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973

445.Deposit instead of recognizance.-

When any person is required by any Court or officer to execute a bond with or without sureties, such Court or officer may, except in the case of a bond for good behavior, permit him to deposit a sum of money or Government promissory notes to such amount as the Court or officer may fix in lieu of executing such bond.