Lawgist174Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
Whoever, being legally bound to attend in person or by an agent at a certain place and time in obedience to a summons, notice, order, or proclamation proceeding from any public servant legally competent, as such public servant, to issue the same,
intentionally omits to attend at that place or time, or departs from the place where he is bound to attend before the time at which it is lawful for him to depart,
shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both;
or, if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent in a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Illustrations
(a) A, being legally bound to appear before the 1 [High Court] at Calcutta, in obedience to a subpoena issuing from that Court, intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
(b) A, being legally bound to appear before a 2 [District Judge], as a witness, in obedience to a summons issued by that 1 District Judge intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
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1. Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for "Supreme Court".
2. Subs. ibid., for "Zila Judge".
- 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding
- 173 Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
- 174 Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
- 174A Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974
- 175 Omission to produce document to public servant by person legal ly bound to produce it
- 176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
- 177 Furnishing false information
- 178 Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
- 179 Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question
- 180 Refusing to sign statement
- 181 False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation
- 182 False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person
- 183 Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant
- 184 Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant
- 185 Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant
- 186 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions
- 187 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance
- 188 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
- 189 Threat of injury to public servant
- 190 Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant
