Section 9State of Haryana Act
Section 9: Penalty for failure to surrender
Penalty for failure to surrender.
(1)
Any prisoner who is liable to be arrested under sub-section (2) of section 8, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description which may extend to [three years but shall not be less than two years] [Substituted 'three years and with fine' by Haryana Act No. 20 of 2012, dated 1.10.2012.].(2)
An offence punishable under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be cognizable and non-bailableExplanation. - The punishment in this section is in addition to the punishment awarded to the prisoner for the offence for which he was convicted.Previous
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