IPC Section 174 - Non -attendance in obedience to an orde r from public servant

174. Non -attendance in obedience to an orde r 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 servan t 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 impris onment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may

extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Illustration s

(a) A, being legal ly bound to appear before the 2[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 leg ally bound to appear before a 3[District Judge], as a witness, in obedienc e to a summons issued by that

2[District Judge] intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the offence defined in this section.