Section 174A of Indian Penal Code 1860 : Non-appearance in response to a
proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974

1[Whoever fails to appear at the specified place and the specified time
as required by a proclamation published under sub-section (1) of section 82
of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall be punished with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both, 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.]

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1. Ins. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 44 (w.e.f. 23-6-2005).