Under Section 492 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), what happens when a bond or bail bond is forfeited for breach of a condition?
1
The bond and bail bond are not cancelled, but the person is required to pay an additional fine to avoid further legal action
2
The bond executed by the person as well as the bond executed by his sureties are immediately cancelled, and the person cannot be released on any further bond.
3
Only the bond executed by the person is cancelled, while the surety bonds remain valid, and the person is released without needing to execute a fresh bond.
4
The bond executed by the person and the bond executed by the sureties stand cancelled, and the person cannot be released on his own bond. However, the person may be released upon execution of a new personal bond and surety bonds if the police officer or the Court is satisfied that there was no sufficient cause for the failure