Security for keeping the peace in other cases
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Summary
An Executive Magistrate who receives information that a person is likely to breach the peace, disturb public tranquility, or do a wrongful act likely to cause such disturbance may require that person to show cause. If satisfied, the Magistrate can order a bond, with or without sureties, to keep the peace for up to one year. Any Executive Magistrate may take proceedings if the threatened disturbance is in his area or the person likely to cause it is within his area.
Example
Priya repeatedly shouted threats at her neighbours during a property dispute and neighbours complained to the local Executive Magistrate. The Magistrate required Priya to show cause and, finding the complaint credible, ordered her to execute a bond with a surety to keep the peace for six months (law allows up to one year).
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) When an Executive Magistrate receives information that any person is likely to commit a breach of the peace or disturb the public tranquility or to do any wrongful act that may probably occasion a breach of the peace or disturb the public tranquility and is of opinion that there is sufficient ground for proceeding, he may in the manner hereinafter provided, require such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond with or without sureties for keeping the peace for such period, not exceeding one year, as the Magistrate thinks fit.
(2) Proceeding under this section may be taken before any Executive Magistrate when either the place where the breach of the peace or disturbance is apprehended is within his local jurisdiction or there is within such jurisdiction a person who is likely to commit a breach of the peace or disturb the public tranquility or to do any wrongful act as aforesaid beyond such jurisdiction.
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