Indian Penal Code,1860

Act No : 45

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Section : Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventingpublication thereof.

173. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, orpreventing publication thereof.--Whoever in any manner intentionallyprevents the serving on himself, or on any other person, of anysummons, notice or order proceeding from any public servant legallycompetent, such public servant, to issue such summons, notice ororder, or intentionally prevents the lawful affixing to any place of anysuch summons, notice or order, or intentionally removes any such summons, notice or order fromany place to which it is lawfully affixed, or intentionally prevents the lawful making of any proclamation,under the authority of any public servant legally competent, as suchpublic servant, to direct such proclamation to be made, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which mayextend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundredrupees, or with both; or, if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend inperson or by agent, or to produce a document in a Court of Justice,with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, orwith fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

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