494. When the person required by any Court, or officer to execute a bond is a child, such Court or officer may accept, in lieu thereof, a bond executed by a surety or sureties only.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 494: Bond required from child
Chapter XXXV — Provisions as to Bail and Bonds
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).