ORDER Dated this the 13^th day of February, 2026 The petitioner is the counter petitioner in M.C.No.6/2026 pending before the Court of the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Devikulam.

2. The petitioner has stated in the Criminal Miscellaneous Case that he has been served with Annexure- A1 preliminary order passed under Section 130 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 (‘ BNSS ’, in short), directing him to show cause why he should not be called upon to execute a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- with two solvent sureties for Rs.50,000/ for the purpose of keeping peace for a period of one year.

3. The petitioner contends that, Annexure-A1 preliminary order is unsustainable in law because the Sub Divisional Magistrate has not set forth the substance of the information in the said order, which is mandatory under Section 126 read with Section 130 of the BNSS , and the law laid down by this Court in Moidu vs. State of Kerala ( 1982 KHC 139 ). Therefore, Annexure-A1 order may be quashed.

4. Heard; Smt.Sreelakshmi Sabu, the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri. C.S.Hrithwik, the learned Public Prosecutor.

5. In the above context it is necessary to refer to Sections 126 and 130 of the BNSS