490. When any person is required by any Court or officer to execute a bond or bail bond, such Court or officer may, except in the case of a bond for good behaviour, permit him to deposit a sum of money or Government promissory notes to such amount as the Court or officer may fix in lieu of executing such bond.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 490: Deposit instead of recognizance
Chapter XXXV — Provisions as to Bail and Bonds
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).