Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
BNS 269 was IPC 229A.
Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court.
Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XI
s. 229A
Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court
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.
Explanation.—The punishment under this section is—
(a) in addition to the punishment to which the offender would be liable on a conviction for the offence with which he has been charged; and
(b) without prejudice to the power of the court to order forfeiture of the bond.]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 269
Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court.
Whoever, having been charged with an offence and released on bail bond or on bond, 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.
Explanation.—The punishment under this section is—
(a) in addition to the punishment to which the offender would be liable on a conviction for the offence with which he has been charged; and
(b) without prejudice to the power of the Court to order forfeiture of the bond.
Text from India Code