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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
Nonattendance in
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
proceeding from any 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 with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred taka or with both;
obedience to an order
from public servant
or, if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by
agent in a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which may
extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand taka, or
with both.
Illustrations
(a) A, being legally bound to appear before the 68[ Supreme Court of
Bangladesh] 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 legally bound to appear before a Zila Judge, as a witness, in
obedience to a summons issued by that Zila Judge, intentionally omits to appear.
A has committed the offence defined in this section.
Omission to produce
175. Whoever, being legally bound to produce or deliver up any document to any
public servant, as such, intentionally omits so to produce or deliver up the same,
shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred taka, or with both;
or, if the document is to be produced or delivered up to a Court of Justice, with
simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine
which may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.
Illustration
A, being legally bound to produce a document before a Zila Court, intentionally
omits to produce the same. A has committed the offence defined in this section.
176. Whoever, being legally bound to give any notice or to furnish information on
any subject to any public servant, as such, intentionally omits to give such notice
or to furnish such information in the manner and at the time required by law,
shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred taka, or with both;
or, if the notice or information required to be given respects the commission of
an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an
offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, with simple imprisonment
for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to
one thousand taka, or with both;
or, if the notice or information required to be given is required by an order
passed under subsection (1)�� of section 565 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1898, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six
months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.
document to public
servant by person
legally bound to
produce it
Omission to give
notice or information
to public servant by
person legally bound
to give it
Furnishing false
information
177. Whoever, being legally bound to furnish information on any subject to any
public servant, as such, furnishes, as true, information on the subject which he
knows or has reason to believe to be false, shall be punished with simple
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which
may extend to one thousand taka, or with both;
or, if the information which he is legally bound to give respects the commission
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