1[Whoever fails to appear at the specified place and the specified time as required by a proclamation
published under sub-section (1) of section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both, and where a
declaration has been made under sub-section (4) of that section pronouncing him as a proclaimed
offender, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall
also be liable to fine.]
1. Ins. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 44 (w.e.f. 23-6-2005).