Section 172:
Absconding to avoid service of summons of other proceeding.
Whoever absconds in order
to avoid being served with a summons, notice or order proceeding from any public servant legally
competent, as such public servant, to issue such summons, notice or order, 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 or notice or order is to attend in person or by agent, or to 1
[produce a document or
an electronic record 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 rupees, or with both.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 91 and the First Sch., for "produce a document in a Court of Justice" (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).