1241. Power of Court to order person convicted to enter into recognizance to keep the peace
Where a Court convicts a person of any crime it may, if it thinks just, according to the circumstances of the case, order in lieu of or in addition to any other punishment, that the person enters into his or her own recognizance, with or without sureties, for keeping the peace and to be of good behaviour, and that, in default of such recognizance or sureties, he or she be imprisoned, in addition to the term of imprisonment if any, to which he or she is sentenced, for a term not exceeding 6 months nor exceeding the term for which he or she is liable to be imprisoned for the crime of which he or she is convicted.