Section 209 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023:Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.Bharatiya Nyaya 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.