https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287291 The CrPC provisions governing bail bonds were construed as requiring a surety who can practically secure the accused's attendance and bear liability for default. The general definition of "person" could not control where the statutory scheme indicated a different intention, and the option to deposit money in lieu of bond was treated as applicable to the person executing the bond, not the surety. On that reading, forfeiture and imprisonment for default were inconsistent with an artificial person acting as surety, so corporations and similar entities were excluded from executing surety bonds. en-us Wed, 06 Oct 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287291 The CrPC provisions governing bail bonds were construed as requiring a surety who can practically secure the accused's attendance and bear liability for default. The general definition of "person" could not control where the statutory scheme indicated a different intention, and the option to deposit money in lieu of bond was treated as applicable to the person executing the bond, not the surety. On that reading, forfeiture and imprisonment for default were inconsistent with an artificial person acting as surety, so corporations and similar entities were excluded from executing surety bonds. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 06 Oct 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287291