INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
174A. Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
209. Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
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BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
209. Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.—Whoever fails to appear at the specified place and the specified time as
required by a proclamation published under sub-section (1) of section 84 of the Bharatiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years,
or with fine, or with both, or with community service, and where a declaration has been made under
sub-section (4) of that section pronouncing him as a proclaimed offender, he shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023