IN THE COURT OF __________
IN THE MATTER OF: __________
SURETY BOND AND AFFIDAVIT OF SOLVENCY
__________, __________ ... ACCUSED
SURETY BOND
I, __________, __________, aged __________, __________, of __________ (the Surety), state and bind myself as follows:
- 1. The Court has ordered that __________ (the Accused) be released on bail in __________ on furnishing a personal bond with one or more sureties, each in the sum of __________ (the Bond Amount). I am __________ of the Accused, and have known the Accused __________.
- 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.
SURETY
AFFIDAVIT OF SOLVENCY
I, __________, the Surety above named, solemnly affirm and state on oath as follows:
- 1. That I am a resident of __________ and my means of living are __________.
- 2. That I own __________ (the Property), shown by __________, and that its present value is about __________.
- 3. That the Property is free from any mortgage, charge, attachment, lease or other claim, except as follows: __________.
- 4. That I have stood surety in other cases as follows: __________.
- 5. That, after paying all my debts, my property and means are worth not less than the Bond Amount of __________.
- 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 __________.
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION
Verified at __________ on __________ that the contents of this affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge, that no part of it is false and that nothing material has been concealed.
DEPONENT
LEGAL BASIS
Punjab: A court that grants bail ordinarily fixes the amount of the accused's own bond and of the surety's bond, and satisfies itself that the surety is fit and solvent before accepting him or her. The court decides what proof of solvency it requires; property papers, an income proof and an identity proof are commonly asked for. The provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 on bail bonds and sureties have not been confirmed, so no section is cited here.
Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is central law and applies in the Union Territory in the same terms from 1 July 2024. The court at Chandigarh that grants bail fixes the bond and decides on the surety in the same way.
PERSONAL DATA NOTICE
This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
The purpose of collecting the personal data in this document is to identify the surety and the accused, and to put before the court the surety's means and property, so that the court can decide whether to accept the surety.
The record will be held by __________ and may be shared with the surety, the accused, the court and its staff, the police, and the advocates in the case.
If the matter does not proceed, the personal data will be retained for 90 days and then erased. If the matter proceeds, the record will be retained for the transaction or authority matter plus 12 months, except where a statute requires a longer named retention period.
A person named in this document may request correction or erasure where the purpose has ended, withdraw consent for future consent-based processing, or raise a grievance by writing to __________. The record-holder should acknowledge and reply within 30 days.
Data minimisation: this document does not collect a full Aadhaar number, an Aadhaar-card copy, a password or bank credentials.
Personal-data instruction: __________.
SIGNATURE
______________________________
Signature
Surety: __________
Place: ____________________
Date: ____________________