Singapore legislation

Section 90

of Criminal Procedure Code

Section 90

Discharge of sureties

(1)

Any surety for the peaceable conduct or good behaviour of another person may at any time apply to a Magistrate’s Court to cancel any bond executed under this Chapter.

(2)

On such application being made the Court shall issue a summons or warrant, as it thinks fit, requiring the person for whom that surety is bound to appear or to be brought before it.

(3)

When that person appears or is brought before the Magistrate’s Court, the Court shall cancel the bond and shall order that person to give for the unexpired portion of the term of the bond fresh security of the same description as the original security.

(4)

Every such order shall for the purposes of sections 85, 86, 87 and 88 be deemed to be an order made under section 71 or 82, as the case may be. [89