CrPC Section 107
Section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), India
Section 107: Security for keeping the peace
Text Summary:
Section 107 empowers an Executive Magistrate to take preventive action when there's information that a person is likely to commit a breach of the peace or disturb public tranquility.
Detailed Explanation:
✅ Who can act?
An Executive Magistrate who receives information (from police or others) that a person is likely to:
Commit a breach of the peace, or
Disturb public tranquility, or
Do any wrongful act that may lead to a disturbance.
✅ What can the Magistrate do?
Require that person to show cause why they should not be ordered to execute a bond (with or without sureties) for keeping the peace.
The bond can be for a period up to 1 year.
✅ Legal Process:
The person is issued a notice to appear.
A preliminary inquiry is conducted (as per Section 111).
If the Magistrate is satisfied, the person is required to furnish a bond.
Purpose:
This is a preventive measure, not punitive.
Used to maintain law and order and prevent possible future crimes.
Example:
If a group of individuals is known to create communal tensions during festivals, the Magistrate can act under Section 107 to require them to give a bond promising good behavior, thus preventing violence before it happens.
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