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Section 172 — Absconding to avoid service of summons, etc., proceeding from a public servant

As in force on 1 February 2008.

Timeline 5 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 30 November 2008 Revised edition
  4. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  5. 17 August 2026 Latest
Amended in force 1 February 2008 by Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2007
172.Absconding to avoid service of summons, etc., proceeding from a public servant

Whoever absconds in order to avoid being arrested on a warrant, or to avoid being served with a summons, notice, or order proceeding from any public servant, legally competent, as such public servant, to issue such warrant, summons, notice or order, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to $500$1,500, or with both; or, if the summons, notice or order is to attend in person or by agent, or to produce a document or an electronic record before a court of justice, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $1,000$3,000, or with both.