Whoever in any manner intentionally prevents the serving on himself, or on
any other person, of any summons, notice or order proceeding from any public
servant legally competent, as such public servant, to issue such summons, notice
or order,
or intentionally prevents the lawful affixing to any place of any such summons,
notice or order,
or intentionally removes any such summons, notice or order from any 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 such public servant, to
direct such proclamation to be made,
shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one
month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both;
or, if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by
agent, or to produce a document or electronic record in a Court of Justice with
simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine
which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both"
172 IPC Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding
173 IPC Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof
174 IPC Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant
174A IPC Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974
175 IPC Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it
176 IPC Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it
177 IPC Furnishing false information
178 IPC Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it
179 IPC Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question