Section 173
Preventing service of summons or other proceedings or preventing publication thereof
of Penal Code
Whoever, in any manner, intentionally -
(a)
prevents the serving on himself or on any other person, of any summons, notice or order, proceedings from any public servant
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legally competent. as such public servant. to issue such summons, notice or order;
(b)
preventsthe lawfUl affixing to any place o-fanyY such summons. notice or order;
(c)
removes any such summons, notice or order from any place to which it is lawfully affixed; or
(d)
prevents the lawful making of any proclamation under the authority of any public servant, legally competent as such public servant to direct such proclamation to be made, shall be punished -
(i)
with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and fine; or
(ii)
if the summons. notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent, or to produce a document, in a Court of Justice, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years and fine.
Non-attendance in obedience to order from public servant 174.
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, proceedings from a 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 -
(a)
with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and fine; or
(b)
if the summons, notice, order, or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent, in a Court of Justice, with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years and fine.
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Illustrations
(a)
A, being legally bound to appear before the Supreme Court in obedience to a subpoena issuing from that Court, intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
(6)
A , being legally bound to appear before a Magistrate as a witness in obedience to a summons issued by that Magistrate, intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the offence defined in this section.