Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 126 in BNSS
Procedure in maintenance proceedings. Section 126 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Procedure in maintenance proceedings) corresponds to Section 145 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Security for keeping the peace and good behaviour is dealt with in proceedings under:
Answer & explanation
Section 126 BNSS and the sections following it
These correspond to Sections 107 onwards of the CrPC. Executive Magistrates may require bonds where there is apprehension of breach of peace.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Security for good behaviour from suspected persons | 128 |
| 110 | Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders | 129 |
| 125 | Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents | 144 |
| 127 | Alteration in allowance | 146 |
| 128 | Enforcement of order of maintenance | 147 |
| 129 | Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force | 148 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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