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Surety Bond and Solvency Affidavit

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: The court's own court-fee stamp, fixed by the court office, is payable on the filing; the amount is not given here because no single figure common to every court has been confirmed, so confirm the current figure at the filing counter of the court.
Registration: Punjab and Chandigarh: not registrable.
Witnesses: Punjab and Chandigarh: no attesting witness signs it.

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Also called

surety bond
zamanatnama
jamanatnama
bail surety
solvency certificate
bail bond
ज़मानतनामा
ਜ਼ਮਾਨਤਨਾਮਾ

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A court in Punjab or Chandigarh has granted someone bail on condition that a surety stands guarantee, and you have agreed to be that surety. The surety binds himself or herself that the accused will attend court on every date and obey the bail conditions, and agrees that the bond amount can be forfeited from the surety and the surety's property if the accused does not.

The solvency affidavit that goes with it tells the court how the surety earns a living, what property the surety owns and what it is worth, whether it is mortgaged or claimed, and whether the surety has stood surety elsewhere, so that the court can see the bond amount is covered. It also carries the surety's promise that nobody has paid or promised anything for standing surety. Court papers are usually filed through an advocate; you may file in person, and if an advocate files it for you, enter the advocate's name and address (optional). The court fixes the bond amount, decides whether to accept the surety and may ask for more proof; stamp duty on a bond and the court fee are confirmed at the filing counter. It is also used where a court asks for a surety on release of seized property (see the Superdari Application for Seized Property), with the facts changed. Standing surety is a real risk: if the accused absconds, the surety can lose the bond amount.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

The court's own court-fee stamp, fixed by the court office, is payable on the filing; the amount is not given here because no single figure common to every court has been confirmed, so confirm the current figure at the filing counter of the court. The affidavit that goes with it is ordinarily exempt from the nominal affidavit duty under Article 4, Schedule I-A (Punjab) or Schedule I (Chandigarh) when filed in a pending court proceeding, and otherwise carries that nominal duty; confirm that at the counter too. A surety bond may attract its own stamp duty as a bond; that is not given here because the figure has not been confirmed, so ask at the filing counter.

Registration

Punjab and Chandigarh: not registrable. It is lodged with the court's own registry, becomes part of the record of the case, and is not a document that the Registration Act, 1908 reaches.

Notarisation

Punjab and Chandigarh: the affidavit that goes with it is sworn before a Notary Public, an Oath Commissioner attached to the court, or the court itself, as for any other verified paper. The deponent appears in person with photo identification.

Witnesses

Punjab and Chandigarh: no attesting witness signs it. The signature of the party and, where an advocate files it, the advocate's signature are the whole formality. Court papers are usually filed through an advocate; you may file in person, and if an advocate files it for you, enter the advocate's name and address (optional).

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IN THE COURT OF THE COURT OF THE SESSIONS JUDGE, LUDHIANA

IN THE MATTER OF: FIR No. 214 dated 3 August 2026, Police Station Division No. 5, Ludhiana

SURETY BOND AND AFFIDAVIT OF SOLVENCY

Gurpreet Singh, son of Harbans Singh ... ACCUSED

SURETY BOND

I, Harjinder Singh, son of Mohan Singh, aged 47, a farmer, of Village Rampura, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana 142026 (the Surety), state and bind myself as follows:

1. The Court has ordered that Gurpreet Singh (the Accused) be released on bail in FIR No. 214 dated 3 August 2026, Police Station Division No. 5, Ludhiana on furnishing a personal bond with one or more sureties, each in the sum of ₹1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh only) (the Bond Amount). I am the elder brother of the Accused, and have known the Accused since birth, as a member of the same family.

2. I stand surety that the Accused will attend the Court on every date fixed and whenever the Court or the police lawfully require, and will abide by every condition of the bail order.

3. If the Accused fails to do so, I agree that the Bond Amount may be forfeited and recovered from me and from my property in the way the law allows, after the Court has given me notice.

4. I understand that I may apply to the Court to be discharged as surety, and that the Court may then require the Accused to produce another surety.

Through Counsel: Amandeep Kaur Sidhu, Advocate, Chamber No. 42, District Courts, Jalandhar

SURETY

AFFIDAVIT OF SOLVENCY

I, Harjinder Singh, the Surety above named, solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows:

1. That I am a resident of Village Rampura, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana 142026 and my means of living are farming on 8 acres of my own land, with a yearly income of about Rs 4,00,000.

2. That I own agricultural land measuring 8 acres, khewat No. 112, khasra Nos. 41 to 48, Village Rampura, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana (the Property), shown by the jamabandi for 2022-23 and the sale deed registered as document No. 4471 of 2009, and that its present value is about ₹25,00,000 (Rupees Twenty Five Lakh only).

3. That the Property is free from any mortgage, charge, attachment, lease or other claim, except as follows: None; the property is free of any mortgage, loan, attachment or claim.

4. That I have stood surety in other cases as follows: None.

5. That, after paying all my debts, my property and means are worth not less than the Bond Amount of ₹1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh only).

6. That I have not been paid, and have not been promised, anything for standing surety, and that I will not transfer, mortgage or part with the Property while I remain surety without telling the Court.

7. That my identity is shown by voter ID card ending 4821, copy enclosed. Also enclosed: copies of the jamabandi and the sale deed, two photographs of the surety.

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Punjab and Chandigarh: not registrable.

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Punjab and Chandigarh: no attesting witness signs it.

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