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 istoattend in person or by agent, or to¹[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.

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1 . Substituted by Act 21 of 2000, section 91 and Schedule I, for "produce a document in a Court of Justice". (w.e.f. 17-10-2000).