Criminal Procedure Code · s 49

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49.
Proclamation for person absconding
(1) If the High Court or a Court of a Magistrate has reason to believe, whether after taking evidence or not, that any person against whom a warrant has been issued by it has absconded or is concealing himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, such Court may publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified place-and at a specified time.
(2) The proclamation shall be published as follows -
(a) it shall be publicly read in some conspicuous place of the town, village or kampong in or near which such person ordinarily resides;
(b) it shall be fixed to some conspicuous part of the house or other place in which such person ordinarily resides or to some conspicuous place of such town, village or kampong; and
(c) a copy thereof shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the Court house.
(3) A statement in writing by the Court issuing the proclamation to the effect that the proclamation was duly published on a specified day shall be conclusive evidence that the requirements of this section have been complied with and that the proclamation was published on such day.

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s 49Proclamation for person absconding

(1)

If the High Court or a Court of a Magistrate has reason to believe, whether after taking evidence or not, that any person against whom a warrant has been issued by it has absconded or is concealing himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, such Court may publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified place-and at a specified time.

(2)

The proclamation shall be published as follows -

(a)

it shall be publicly read in some conspicuous place of the town, village or kampong in or near which such person ordinarily resides;

(b)

it shall be fixed to some conspicuous part of the house or other place in which such person ordinarily resides or to some conspicuous place of such town, village or kampong; and

(c)

a copy thereof shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the Court house.

(3)

A statement in writing by the Court issuing the proclamation to the effect that the proclamation was duly published on a specified day shall be conclusive evidence that the requirements of this section have been complied with and that the proclamation was published on such day.