CrPC Section 87 — Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons

CHAPTER VI PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE

General

Official Text

A Court may, in any case in which it is empowered by this Code to issue a summons for the appearance of any person, issue, after recording its reasons in writing, a warrant for his arrest—

(a) if, either before the issue of such summons, or after the issue of the same but before the time fixed for his appearance, the Court sees reason to believe that he has absconded or will not obey the summons; or

(b) if at such time he fails to appear and the summons is proved to have been duly served in time to admit of his appearing in accordance therewith and no reasonable excuse is offered for such failure.

Referred to by

CrPC §204 — Issue of process

Related Judgments

SATENDER KUMAR ANTIL vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2022)
reported in 1974 CRL.L.J. 176 (Subol Mondal & Anr.- vs -The — Calcutta High Court (Kolkata Principal Seat) (2023)
HARIBHAI MALAVIYA AND ORS. vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (2019)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

BNSS §90 — Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons