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Code Of Criminal Procedure Act (No. 15 of 1979) - Sect 89

Imposition of term of imprisonment in default of security

89.
(1) At the time of making an order requiring security under the preceding sections of this Chapter, the court shall direct that in default of giving the security the person in respect of whom the order is made shall be imprisoned for such term as the court may think fit, not exceeding two years where the court is the High Court, or one year where the court is a Magistrate's Court :
(2) The provisions of the provisos to subsection (1) shall not apply to an order made in respect of a person who is, at the time the order is made, sentenced to or undergoing a sentence of imprisonment.


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