Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances

High Court or Sessions Court can order a Magistrate to collect money owed under a bond given to secure a person’s appearance or attendance before that High Court or Sessions Court. It applies when the recognizance (bond) has become payable. The Magistrate may levy the due amount, for example by seizing assets.

Priya gave a bond to appear in a Sessions Court but did not pay the sum that became due under it. The Sessions Court directed a Magistrate to levy the unpaid amount. The Magistrate then collected the money from Priya’s assets.