491. Procedure when bond has been forfeited.

(1) Where a bond under this Sanhita is for appearance of a person in a case and it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court by which the bond was taken, or of the Court of first class Magistrate, or, if the bond is for appearance before a Court, to the satisfaction of a Court of first class Magistrate, or if the bond is for appearance before a Court, to the satisfaction of such Court, that the bond has been forfeited, the Court shall record the grounds of such proof, and may call upon any person bound by such bond to pay the penalty thereof or to show cause why it should not be paid.

(2) If sufficient cause is not shown and the penalty is not paid, the Court may proceed to recover the same by issuing a warrant for the attachment and sale of the movable property belonging to such person or his estate, if he be dead, or, in the case of a bond other than one for good behaviour, by issuing a warrant to the Collector of the district, authorising him to realise the amount as an arrear of land revenue.