No 2 Penal Code - IDP SriLanka

http://www.lawnet.lk/process.php?st=2001Y1V19C&hword=''&path=5or intentionally removes any such summons, notice, or order from any place to which it islawfully affixed,or intentionally prevents the lawful making of any proclamation, under the authority of anypublic servant legally competent, as such public servant, to direct such proclamation to bemade,shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, orwith fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or with both;or, if the summons, notice, or order, or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent, or toproduce a document in a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which mayextend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.Non-attendancein obedience toan order from apublic servant.172. Whoever, being legally bound to attend in person or by an agent at a certain placeand time in obedience to a summons, notice, order, or proclamation proceeding from anypublic servant legally competent, as such public servant, to issue the same, intentionallyomits to attend at that place or time,or departs from the place where he is bound to attend before the time at which it is lawfulfor him to depart,shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, orwith fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or with both;Omission toproduce adocument to apublic servant bya person legallybound to producesuch document.or, if the summons, notice, order, or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent in aCourt of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, orwith fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.Illustrations(a) A, being legally bound to appear before the Supreme Court orthe High Court at Colombo, in obedience to a summons,intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the offence definedin this section.(b) A, being legally bound to appear before a District Judge or aMagistrate as a witness in obedience to a summons issued bythat District Judge or Magistrate, intentionally omits to appear. Ahas committed the offence defined in this section.173. Whoever, being legally bound to produce or deliver up any document to any. publicservant, as such, intentionally omits so to produce or deliver up the same, shall bepunished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with finewhich may extend to fifty rupees, or with both;or, if the document is to be produced or delivered up to a Court of Justice, with simpleimprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend toone hundred rupees, or with both.IllustrationA, being legally bound to produce a document before a DistrictCourt or a Magistrate's Court, intentionally omits to produce thesame. A has committed the offence defined in this section.http://www.lawnet.lk/process.php?st=2001Y1V19C&hword=''&path=5 (42 of 124)9/30/2008 2:10:41 PM