Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Prevention of Offences
44. Security for good behaviour from suspected offenders, etc.
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A court may require a person to show cause why the person should not be ordered to execute a bond for his or her good behaviour for a period not exceeding 2 years, if it appears to the court that —
court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
the person is trying to conceal his or her presence and there is reason to believe that he or she is doing so with a view to committing an offence;
the person has no apparent means of supporting himself or herself or is unable to give a satisfactory account of himself or herself; or
the person orally or in writing disseminates or tries to disseminate or in any way helps to disseminate —
any material which forms the subject matter of a charge under section 267C or 505 of the Penal Code 1871†; or
any matter concerning a Judge or a judicial officer amounting to criminal intimidation or defamation under the Penal Code 1871.
No proceeding may be taken under subsection (1)(c) except with the consent of the Public Prosecutor.
proceeding
“proceeding” includes a criminal case disclosure conference and a case conference, held under Part 9 or 10, as the case may be;