140. (1) A Magistrate may refuse to accept any surety offered, or may reject any surety previously accepted by him or his predecessor under this Chapter on the ground that such surety is an unfit person for the purposes of the bail bond:
Provided that before so refusing to accept or rejecting any such surety, he shall either himself hold an inquiry on oath into the fitness of the surety, or cause such inquiry to be held and a report to be made thereon by a Magistrate subordinate to him.
(2) Such Magistrate shall, before holding the inquiry, give reasonable notice to the surety and to the person by whom the surety was offered and shall, in making the inquiry, record the substance of the evidence adduced before him.
(3) If the Magistrate is satisfied, after considering the evidence so adduced either before him or before a Magistrate deputed under sub-section (1), and the report of such Magistrate (if any), that the surety is an unfit person for the purposes of the bail bond, he shall make an order refusing to accept or rejecting, as the case may be, such surety and recording his reasons for so doing:
Provided that before making an order rejecting any surety who has previously
been accepted, the Magistrate shall issue his summons or warrant, as he
thinks fit, and cause the person for whom the surety is bound to appear or
to be brought before him.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 131 Procedure in respect of person present in Court
Section 132 Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
Section 133 Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
Section 134 Power to dispense with personal attendance
Section 135 Inquiry as to truth of information
Section 136 Order to give security
Section 137 Discharge of person informed against
Section 138 Commencement of period for which security is required