73. (1) Any Court issuing a warrant for the arrest of any person may in its discretion direct by endorsement on the warrant that, if such person executes a bail bond with sufficient sureties for his attendance before the Court at a specified time and thereafter until otherwise directed by the Court, the officer to whom the warrant is directed shall take such security and shall release such person from custody.
(2) The endorsement shall state-
(a) the number of sureties;
(b) the amount in which they and the person for whose arrest the warrant is issued, are to be respectively bound;
(c) the time at which he is to attend before the Court.
(3) Whenever security is taken under this section, the officer to whom the warrant is directed shall forward the bond to the Court.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 71 Service of summons on witness
Section 72 Form of warrant of arrest and duration
Section 73 Power to direct security to be taken
Section 74 Warrants to whom directed
Section 75 Warrant may be directed to any person
Section 76 Warrant directed to police officer
Section 77 Notification of substance of warrant
Section 78 Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
Section 79 Where warrant may be executed
Section 80 Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction