Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 495
Appeal from orders under section 491
All orders passed under section 491 shall be appealable,—
(i) in the case of an order made by a Magistrate, to the Sessions Judge;
(ii) in the case of an order made by a Court of Session, to the Court to which an appeal lies from an order made by such Court.
Why this exists
Forfeiting a bond and demanding penalty payment can have serious financial and even personal-liberty consequences (including possible civil jail for a surety), so the law provides a right to appeal such orders rather than leaving them final at the first court's decision. This corresponds to section 449A/450 area of the earlier CrPC scheme on appeals from forfeiture orders.