CrPC 349 — Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

If  any  witness  or
person called to produce a document or thing before a Criminal Court refuses to answer such questions as are put to
him or to produce any document or thing in his possession or power which the  Court requires him to produce, and

does not, after a reasonable opportunity has been given to him so to do, offer any reasonable excuse for such refusal,
such Court may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, sentence him to simple imprisonment, or by warrant under the
hand  of  the  Presiding  Magistrate  or  Judge  commit  him  to  the  custody  of  an  officer  of  the  Court  for  any  term  not
exceeding seven days, unless in the meantime, such person consents to be examined and to answer, or to produce the
document or thing and in the event of his persisting in his refusal, he may be dealt with according to the provisions of section 345 or section 346.

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