Singapore legislation

Section 71

of Criminal Procedure Code

Section 71

Security for keeping the peace on conviction

(1)

Whenever any person accused of —

(a)

rioting, assault or other breach of the peace or abetting the same;

(b)

an offence under section 143, 144, 145, 153, 504 or 510 of the Penal Code [Cap. 224] or under section 13(f) of the Minor Offences Act [Cap. 184];

(c)

assembling armed men or taking other unlawful measures with the evident intention of committing the same; or

(d)

committing criminal intimidation by threatening injury to person or property,is convicted of such offence, and the court before which the person is convicted is of opinion that it is necessary to require that person to execute a bond for keeping the peace, the court may, at the time of passing sentence on that person or in lieu of any sentence, order him to execute a bond for a sum proportionate to his means with or without sureties for keeping the peace during such period, in each instance as it thinks fit to fix, not exceeding 6 months, if the sentence or order is by a Magistrate’s Court, or 2 years, if the sentence or order is by a District Court.[Form 10.]

(2)

If the conviction is set aside on appeal or otherwise the bond so executed shall become void.[70