BNSS 132 — Summons or warrant in case of person not so present.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

If such person is not present in Court,
the Magistrate shall issue a summons requiring him to appear, or, when such person is in custody, a warrant
directing the officer in whose custody he is to bring him before the Court:
Provided that whenever it appears to such Magistrate, upon the report of a police officer or upon other
information (the substance of which report or information shall be recorded by the Magistrate), that there
is  reason  to  fear  the  commission  of  a  breach  of  the  peace,  and  that  such  breach  of  the  peace  cannot  be
prevented otherwise than by the immediate arrest of such person, the Magistrate may at any time issue a
warrant for his arrest.

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